Macdonald Emerson substitutes this typical name of a Scottish chief in the old proverb, "Where Macgregor sits, there is the head of the table."
Mackintosh, Sir James (1765-1832) Scottish political philosopher.
magnanimity The quality of being generous in forgiving insult or injury.
Manichean An adherent of a third-century religious system that asserted that the body was produced by evil, but that the soul streamed from goodness.
Manichees Adherents of a religious system widely accepted from the third to the fifth century and composed of Gnostic Christian, Manichean, and pagan elements; in their religion, Satan was represented as coeternal with God.
Marvell, Andrew (1621-78) An English metaphysical poet, his works include "To His Coy Mistress" and "Damon the Mower."
Materialism The philosophical belief that all human events and conditions depend upon material objects and their interrelationships; sensory perception is the key to learning.
maugre In spite of.
mean Worth little.
mendicant Taking the characteristics of a beggar.
Methodism Founded by John Wesley (1703-91), Charles Wesley (1707-88), and others in England during the early 1700s, this Protestant religion emphasized doctrines of free grace and individual responsibility.
Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) Italian sculptor, painter, and architect; among his accomplishments are the paintings on the Sistine Chapel's ceiling (1508 — 12) and the marble sculpture David (1501).
Milton, John (1608-74) An English poet, he is renowned for his religious epic poem Paradise Lost 1667), which sought to "justify the ways of God to men."
Monachism of the Hermit Anthony The construction of the abbeys of St. Anthony marked the beginning of Christian monasticism.
monitors People who give an admonition, a warning to correct some fault.
monitory A warning.
Moravian and Quietist Eighteenth- and seventeenth-century religious sects, respectively.
mow To grimace.
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-91) An Austrian composer whose music epitomizes the height of the Classical age. Among his masterpieces are two operas, The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni.
Napoleon I (1769-1821) The emperor of France from 1804 to 1814, Napoleon I is remembered as one of the greatest military strategists of all time.
Ne te quaesiveris extra Latin, meaning "Do not seek outside yourself." In other words, "Look within."
Nebuchadnezzar (d. 562 B.C.) The king of Babylonia who destroyed Jerusalem in 586 B.C.
Newton, Sir Isaac (1642-1727) An English mathematician and scientist, Newton is chiefly remembered for formulating the law of gravity.
nomenclature A set of names or terms that makes up a system.
ocular All-seeing.
Olympus Home of the mythical Greek gods.
Omne verum vero consonat Latin, meaning "Every truth agrees with every other truth."
optative Wishful.
oracles In the classical Greek tradition, oracles were prophetic voices or persons who could foretell the future but did so in ways that were generally impossible for listeners to interpret.
Orestes The legendary son of Agamemnon, Orestes avenged his father's death by killing his mother and her lover.
Orpheus A legendary Greek poet and lyre player, he attempted to free his wife, Eurydice, from the Underworld by using his music to charm Hades, king of the Underworld.
Othello The main character of Shakespeare's five-act tragedy of the same name.
