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Milic of Kremsier
(Encyclopedia)Milic of Kremsier mēˈlēch, krāmˈzēr [key], d. 1374, Bohemian reformer. He was a Roman Catholic priest. In 1363 he began a career of preaching in Moravia as well as in Prague. Believing that the ...milk of magnesia
(Encyclopedia)milk of magnesia, common name for the chemical compound magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)2. The viscous, white, mildly alkaline mixture that is used medicinally as an antacid and laxative is a suspension of...Minnesota, University of
(Encyclopedia)Minnesota, University of, main campus at Minneapolis–St. Paul; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1851 and 1868, opened as a university 1869. Other campuses are at Duluth (1947...Mount of Olives
(Encyclopedia)Mount of Olives: see Olives, Mount of. ...Muhammad of Ghor
(Encyclopedia)Muhammad of Ghor, d. 1206, Afghan conqueror of N India. A brother of the sultan of Ghor, he was made governor of Ghazni in 1173 and from there launched a series of invasions of India. By 1186 he had c...Achai of Shabcha
(Encyclopedia)Achai of Shabcha: see Aha of Shabcha. ...Mull of Galloway
(Encyclopedia)Mull of Galloway gălˈəwā [key], headland, 239 ft (73 m) high, Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland, the southernmost extremity of Scotland, on the southern tip of the Rhinns of Galloway. ...Atonement, Day of
(Encyclopedia)Atonement, Day of: see Yom Kippur. ...attar of roses
(Encyclopedia)attar of roses ătˈər, ăˈtär [key], or rose oil, fragrant essential oil obtained from roses and used in making perfume. It is one of the most valuable of the volatile oils. Rose water is water in...mother-of-pearl
(Encyclopedia)mother-of-pearl or nacre nāˈkər [key], the iridescent substance that forms the lining of the shells of some fresh-water and some salt-water mollusks. Like the pearl it is a secretion of the mantle,...Browse by Subject
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