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111Augsburg Confession — the statement of beliefs and doctrines of the Lutherans, formulated by Melanchthon and endorsed by the Lutheran princes, which was presented at the Diet of Augsburg in 1530 and which became the chief creed of the Lutheran Church. Also called… …
112Charles V — 1. ( Charles the Wise ) 1337 81, king of France 1364 80. 2. See Charles I (def. 3). * * * I German Karl born Feb. 24, 1500, Ghent died Sept. 21, 1558, San Jerónimo de Yuste, Spain Holy Roman emperor (1519–56) and king of Spain (as Charles I,… …
113metaphysics — /met euh fiz iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. the branch of philosophy that treats of first principles, includes ontology and cosmology, and is intimately connected with epistemology. 2. philosophy, esp. in its more abstruse branches. 3. the… …
114mysticism — /mis teuh siz euhm/, n. 1. the beliefs, ideas, or mode of thought of mystics. 2. a doctrine of an immediate spiritual intuition of truths believed to transcend ordinary understanding, or of a direct, intimate union of the soul with God through… …
115rebuttal — /ri but l/, n. an act of rebutting, as in a debate. [1820 30; REBUT + AL2] Syn. rejoinder, refutation, denial, confutation. * * * …
116Edwards, Jonathan — born Oct. 5, 1703, East Windsor, Conn. died March 22, 1758, Princeton, N.J. American theologian. The 5th of 11 children in a strict Puritan home, he entered Yale College at age 13. In 1727 he was named a pastor at his grandfather s church in… …
117Denham, Sir James Steuart, 4th Baronet — ▪ Scottish economist original name (until 1773) James Steuart born October 21, 1712, Edinburgh, Scotland died November 26, 1780, Edinburgh Scottish economist who was the leading expositor of mercantilist (mercantilism) views. Denham …
118Flacius Illyricus, Matthias — ▪ European religious reformer Serbo Croatian Matija Vlačić Ilir born March 3, 1520, Albona, republic of Venice [now Labin, Croatia] died March 11, 1575, Frankfurt am Main Lutheran Reformer, pioneer in church historical studies, and… …
119Jewel, John — ▪ English bishop born May 24, 1522, Buden, Devon, England died September 23, 1571, Monkton Farleigh, Wiltshire Anglican bishop of Salisbury and controversialist who defended Queen Elizabeth I s religious policies opposing Roman Catholicism. The… …
120More, Sir Thomas — ▪ English humanist and statesman Introduction also called Saint Thomas More born February 7, 1478, London, England died July 6, 1535, London; canonized May 19, 1935; feast day June 22 English humanist (humanism) and statesman, chancellor of… …
