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41. mark(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: marke
222 quotations in 12 senses
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(a) The boundary or limit of a field, mountain, forest, etc.; a border between countries or regions; the shore or bank of a sea or river; mark wei [OE mearc-weg], a road that serves as a boundary……

42. mā̆tē̆r(e n.

Additional spellings: matere
317 quotations in 12 senses
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(a) Physical substance, matter; material; mater subget, the matter or substance of which a thing consists; bodilich (ertheli) mater, corporeality; ?also, element [quots.: a1393 & c1400]; (b) prime……

43. mediāciǒun n.

46 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Mediation, negotiation; also, intermediation [quot.: a1475(?a1430)]; bi (thurgh, with)..mediacioun, with (someone's) help, through the good offices (of sb.); (b) means; bi mediacioun (and mene,……

44. membre n.

188 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) A sex organ; sg. penis; also, foreskin [quot.: c1425]; also, vagina, vulva; pl. male or female genitalia; also, testicles; (b) manli (privi, secret, shamefast, shameful, sinful) membres; membre of……

45. mercī n.(1)

420 quotations in 11 senses
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(a) Pardon for a sin or an injury, forgiveness, mercy; (b) asken (bidden, bisechen, craven, crien, sechen) merci, crien for merci, to beg for pardon, forgiveness, or clemency; with ind. obj.: bidden……

46. merī̆t(e n.

Additional spellings: merite
99 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A condition of a person's character or conduct that deserves either reward or punishment; merites, deserts; ben of god merites (wikked merit), to be worthy (unworthy); (b) due reward or……

47. merī̆tōrī(e adj.

Additional spellings: meritorie
43 quotations in 3 senses
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Theol. Deserving of spiritual merit or reward. …

48. mī̆litaunt adj.

3 quotations in 1 sense
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Theol. Of the church: militant [see chirche 4b.]. …

49. mistērī(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: misterie
49 quotations in 3 senses
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Theol. Hidden symbolism, doctrine, or spiritual significance in matters of religion; mystical truth; misteri of the feith, misteri of god; misteri of holi chirche, etc. …

50. mō̆rā̆litẹ̄ n.

27 quotations in 2 senses
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Moral or virtuous conduct and thought; pl. moral dispositions and qualities. …

51. mortifīen v.

51 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) To kill (sb.); mortifien and quikenen, of God: take and give life; also fig. destroy (sth.); render (the heart) insensible; (b) of courage: to die out; (c) ?fig.; ?meaning influenced by mortisen……

52. perdiciǒun n.

55 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Destruction of property, a person, nation, etc., ruin; defeat in battle; dai of perdicioun, time of final destruction; (b) great harm; death; (c) the loss of part of the body; perdicioun of……

53. prē̆destināciǒun n.

14 quotations in 1 sense
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Theol. (a) The foreordaining of souls to salvation, election; also personified; (b) foreordination to either good or evil destiny; ?also, divine foreknowledge. …

54. prē̆destinen v.

7 quotations in 1 sense
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Theol. To foreordain, predestine; predestine (sb. or sth. to a state or to have a quality), predestine (sb.) to be (sth.); foreordain (a fate for sb.). …

55. prēsumpciǒun n.

68 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Arrogance, overconfidence, presumption; impertinence, forwardness; -- also personified; presumpcioun of, overconfidence in (oneself) [quot.: Treat.Hope]; arrogance about (sth.) [quot.: PPl.C]; (b)……

56. prōcessiǒun n.

67 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A religious procession; also, the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem; also fig.; (b) a funeral procession; (c) a secular procession, parade; joie and processioun, celebration, festivity; (d)……

57. prō̆venaunt adj.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Of profits, income: produced, accruing; (b) theol. grace provenaunt, error for grace prevenient, God's grace preceding conversion or repentance. …

58. Pū̆blicā̆n n.(2)

1 quotation in 1 sense
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Theol.?A member of the heretical Paulician sect. …

59. purgā̆tōrī(e n.

Additional spellings: purgatorie
72 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Theol. A place or condition of temporal punishment for the spiritual cleansing after death of souls destined for heaven, purgatory; (b) chirche sleping in purgatori, soules in purgatori, the……

60. raunsǒun n.

102 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) The release of a prisoner of war by payment; also, fig. with payment in blood; bien raunsoun [see bien v. 1a.(a)]; maken raunsoun, to effect (one's) ransom; also fig.; proferen to raunsoun, offer……

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