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Maurice of Saxony

(Encyclopedia) Maurice of Saxony: see Maurice (1521–53); Saxe, Maurice, comte de (1696–1750).

Max of Baden

(Encyclopedia) Max of Baden: see Maximilian, prince of Baden.

Assemblies of God

(Encyclopedia) Assemblies of God, a large group of churches comprising the second largest Pentecostal organization in the United States, founded at Hot Springs, Ark., in Apr., 1914. In doctrine the…

Man, Isle of

(Encyclopedia) Man, Isle of, island and dependency of the British crown (2015 est. pop. 83,000), 227 sq mi (588 sq km), off Great Britain, in the Irish Sea. The coast is rocky with precipitous cliffs…

Manitoba, University of

(Encyclopedia) Manitoba, University of, at Winnipeg, Man., Canada; provincially supported, coeducational; chartered 1877. It has faculties of arts and sciences, graduate studies, law, medicine,…

Melankomas of Caria

(Encyclopedia) Melankomas of Caria, d. c. a.d. 70, ancient Greek boxer. Known for his exceptional beauty, conditioning, and endurance, he is said to have always held his arms up high in defense, thus…

Marcellus of Ancyra

(Encyclopedia) Marcellus of AncyraMarcellus of Ancyramärsĕlˈəs, [key]Marcellus of Ancyraănsīˈrə [key], fl. 350, Galatian churchman, the most violent opponent of Arianism in Asia Minor. He developed…

March, earls of

(Encyclopedia) March, earls of. For English nobles so entitled use Mortimer.