English Dictionary: marlite | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mariolater \Ma`ri*ol"a*ter\, n. [See {Mariolatry}.] One who worships the Virgin Mary. | |
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Mariolatry \Ma`ri*ol"a*try\, n. [Gr. [?] Mary + [?] worship.] The worship of the Virgin Mary. | |
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Marl \Marl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marling}.] [Cf. F. marner. See {Marl}, n.] To overspread or manure with marl; as, to marl a field. | |
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Marlite \Marl"ite\, n. [Cf. F. marlite. See {Marl}, n.] (Min.) A variety of marl. | |
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Marlitic \Mar*lit"ic\, a. Partaking of the qualites of marlite. | |
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Maryolatry \Ma`ry*ol"a*try\, n. Mariolatry. | |
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Mayoralty \May"or*al*ty\, n. The office, or the term of office, of a mayor. | |
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Merulidan \Me*ru"li*dan\, n. [L. merula, merulus, blackbird. See {Merle}.] (Zo[94]l.) A bird of the Thrush family. | |
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Mirliton \Mir"li*ton\, n. [F.] A kind of musical toy into which one sings, hums, or speaks, producing a coarse, reedy sound. Trilby singing [bd]Ben Bolt[b8] into a mirliton was a thing to be remembered, whether one would or no! --Du Maurier. | |
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Moral \Mor"al\, a. [F., fr. It. moralis, fr. mos, moris, manner, custom, habit, way of life, conduct.] 1. Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those intentions and actions of which right and wrong, virtue and vice, are predicated, or to the rules by which such intentions and actions ought to be directed; relating to the practice, manners, or conduct of men as social beings in relation to each other, as respects right and wrong, so far as they are properly subject to rules. Keep at the least within the compass of moral actions, which have in them vice or virtue. --Hooker. Mankind is broken loose from moral bands. --Dryden. She had wandered without rule or guidance in a moral wilderness. --Hawthorne. 2. Conformed to accepted rules of right; acting in conformity with such rules; virtuous; just; as, a moral man. Used sometimes in distinction from religious; as, a moral rather than a religious life. The wiser and more moral part of mankind. --Sir M. Hale. 3. Capable of right and wrong action or of being governed by a sense of right; subject to the law of duty. A moral agent is a being capable of those actions that have a moral quality, and which can properly be denominated good or evil in a moral sense. --J. Edwards. 4. Acting upon or through one's moral nature or sense of right, or suited to act in such a manner; as, a moral arguments; moral considerations. Sometimes opposed to {material} and {physical}; as, moral pressure or support. 5. Supported by reason or probability; practically sufficient; -- opposed to {legal} or {demonstrable}; as, a moral evidence; a moral certainty. 6. Serving to teach or convey a moral; as, a moral lesson; moral tales. {Moral agent}, a being who is capable of acting with reference to right and wrong. {Moral certainty}, a very high degree or probability, although not demonstrable as a certainty; a probability of so high a degree that it can be confidently acted upon in the affairs of life; as, there is a moral certainty of his guilt. {Moral insanity}, insanity, so called, of the moral system; badness alleged to be irresponsible. {Moral philosophy}, the science of duty; the science which treats of the nature and condition of man as a moral being, of the duties which result from his moral relations, and the reasons on which they are founded. {Moral play}, an allegorical play; a morality. [Obs.] {Moral sense}, the power of moral judgment and feeling; the capacity to perceive what is right or wrong in moral conduct, and to approve or disapprove, independently of education or the knowledge of any positive rule or law. {Moral theology}, theology applied to morals; practical theology; casuistry. | |
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Theology \The*ol"o*gy\, n.; pl. {Theologies}. [L. theologia, Gr. [?]; [?] God + [?] discourse: cf. F. th[82]ologie. See {Theism}, and {Logic}.] The science of God or of religion; the science which treats of the existence, character, and attributes of God, his laws and government, the doctrines we are to believe, and the duties we are to practice; divinity; (as more commonly understood) [bd]the knowledge derivable from the Scriptures, the systematic exhibition of revealed truth, the science of Christian faith and life.[b8] Many speak of theology as a science of religion [instead of [bd]science of God[b8]] because they disbelieve that there is any knowledge of God to be attained. --Prof. R. Flint (Enc. Brit.). Theology is ordered knowledge; representing in the region of the intellect what religion represents in the heart and life of man. --Gladstone. {Ascetic theology}, {Natural theology}. See {Ascetic}, {Natural}. {Moral theology}, that phase of theology which is concerned with moral character and conduct. {Revealed theology}, theology which is to be learned only from revelation. {Scholastic theology}, theology as taught by the scholastics, or as prosecuted after their principles and methods. {Speculative theology}, theology as founded upon, or influenced by, speculation or metaphysical philosophy. {Systematic theology}, that branch of theology of which the aim is to reduce all revealed truth to a series of statements that together shall constitute an organized whole. --E. G. Robinson (Johnson's Cyc.). | |
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Morality \Mo*ral"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Moralities}. [L. moralitas: cf. F. moralit[82].] 1. The relation of conformity or nonconformity to the moral standard or rule; quality of an intention, a character, an action, a principle, or a sentiment, when tried by the standard of right. The morality of an action is founded in the freedom of that principle, by virtue of which it is in the agent's power, having all things ready and requisite to the performance of an action, either to perform or not perform it. --South. 2. The quality of an action which renders it good; the conformity of an act to the accepted standard of right. Of moralitee he was the flower. --Chaucer. I am bold to think that morality is capable of demonstration. --Locke. 3. The doctrines or rules of moral duties, or the duties of men in their social character; ethics. The end of morality is to procure the affections to obey reason, and not to invade it. --Bacon. The system of morality to be gathered out of . . . ancient sages falls very short of that delivered in the gospel. --Swift. 4. The practice of the moral duties; rectitude of life; conformity to the standard of right; virtue; as, we often admire the politeness of men whose morality we question. 5. A kind of allegorical play, so termed because it consisted of discourses in praise of morality between actors representing such characters as Charity, Faith, Death, Vice, etc. Such plays were occasionally exhibited as late as the reign of Henry VIII. --Strutt. 6. Intent; meaning; moral. [Obs.] Taketh the morality thereof, good men. --Chaucer. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Morality \Mo*ral"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Moralities}. [L. moralitas: cf. F. moralit[82].] 1. The relation of conformity or nonconformity to the moral standard or rule; quality of an intention, a character, an action, a principle, or a sentiment, when tried by the standard of right. The morality of an action is founded in the freedom of that principle, by virtue of which it is in the agent's power, having all things ready and requisite to the performance of an action, either to perform or not perform it. --South. 2. The quality of an action which renders it good; the conformity of an act to the accepted standard of right. Of moralitee he was the flower. --Chaucer. I am bold to think that morality is capable of demonstration. --Locke. 3. The doctrines or rules of moral duties, or the duties of men in their social character; ethics. The end of morality is to procure the affections to obey reason, and not to invade it. --Bacon. The system of morality to be gathered out of . . . ancient sages falls very short of that delivered in the gospel. --Swift. 4. The practice of the moral duties; rectitude of life; conformity to the standard of right; virtue; as, we often admire the politeness of men whose morality we question. 5. A kind of allegorical play, so termed because it consisted of discourses in praise of morality between actors representing such characters as Charity, Faith, Death, Vice, etc. Such plays were occasionally exhibited as late as the reign of Henry VIII. --Strutt. 6. Intent; meaning; moral. [Obs.] Taketh the morality thereof, good men. --Chaucer. | |
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Morulation \Mor`u*la"tion\, n. (Biol.) The process of cleavage, or segmentation, of the ovum, by which a morula is formed. | |
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Murrelet \Murre"let\, n. [Murre + -let.] (Zo[94]l.) One of several species of sea birds of the genera {Synthliboramphus} and {Brachyramphus}, inhabiting the North Pacific. They are closely related to the murres. | |
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Myrialiter \Myr"i*a*li`ter\, Myrialitre \Myr"i*a*li`tre\, n. [F. myrialitre. See {Myria-}, and {Liter}.] A metric measure of capacity, containing ten thousand liters. It is equal to 2641.7 wine gallons. | |
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Myrialiter \Myr"i*a*li`ter\, Myrialitre \Myr"i*a*li`tre\, n. [F. myrialitre. See {Myria-}, and {Liter}.] A metric measure of capacity, containing ten thousand liters. It is equal to 2641.7 wine gallons. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Marlette, MI (city, FIPS 51820) Location: 43.32645 N, 83.08069 W Population (1990): 1924 (763 housing units) Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 48453 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Marlton, MD (CDP, FIPS 50775) Location: 38.75813 N, 76.78989 W Population (1990): 5523 (1964 housing units) Area: 15.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Marlton, NJ (CDP, FIPS 44100) Location: 39.90140 N, 74.92931 W Population (1990): 10228 (4095 housing units) Area: 8.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 08053 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Morrilton, AR (city, FIPS 46970) Location: 35.15624 N, 92.74089 W Population (1990): 6551 (2891 housing units) Area: 21.1 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72110 |