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Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center Thesaurus Terms Beginning with Ma

General Naming Rules

Place the word "Holy" in front of the word. "God" becomes "Holy God".
Use the Greek or Arabic form of the word. "Sacrament" becomes "Holy Mystery".
Use the formal long form of the person's name. Jesus becomes "Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ".

Terms

Macrina

See
Our Venerable Mother Macrina

Madaayeh

For the hymn See
Al Madaayeh
Acathist Hymn
Akathist Hymn
Hymn of the Akathistos

For the person See
Theotokos

Maltese

Maltese Religious Terms Of Arabic Origin, Christopher Agius, 2005

Mar

Language
Aramaic and Arabic

Definition
The word "Mar" means "Lord" or "Master".

Usage

• The word "Mar" is an ancient Aramaic social title of honor and respect for males. It became a religious title.
• The word "Mar" is a title for Holy God.
• The word "Mar" is a title for respected, honored males, such as the great male prophets, such as Holy Prophet Elias the Thesbite / Mar Elias.
• The word "Mar" is used by some Christian communities, including the Chaldean Catholic and the Maronites, as a title for their hierarchs, such as the patriarch and the bishop.
• Some Mar are Saints, such as Mar Elias. All male Saints officially declared by the Catholic Church are entitled to the title "Mar". However, not all males with the title "Mar" are Saints. Then, there is not a one to one relationship between Mar and Saint.
• The word "Mar" occurs at the end of the Book of Revelation and in the final verse of St. Paul's first letter to the Corinthians ""maranatha", or "Lord come!".

See
Al-Qiddissah / Qideesa
Qiddissah / Qideesa
Saint
Sitt

Mar Eeeya

See
Holy Prophet Elias the Tishbite

Mar Elia

See
Holy Prophet Elias the Tishbite

Mar Eliahu

See
Holy Prophet Elias the Tishbite

Mar Elias

See
Holy Prophet Elias the Tishbite

Mar Elijah

See
Holy Prophet Elias the Tishbite

Mar Elya

See
Holy Prophet Elias the Tishbite

Mar Elyahu

See
Holy Prophet Elias the Tishbite

Mar Elyas

See
Holy Prophet Elias the Tishbite

Maranatha

Language
Aramaic and Arabic

Definition
The word "Maranatha" is often translated as "O Lord, come!".

Mark

See
Holy Apostle Mark the Evangelist

Marriage

See
Holy Mystery of Holy Crowning

Martyr

For Barbara

SeeHoly Great-Martyr Barbara - 'Ideesa Barbar

For Catherine

SeeHoly Great-Martyr Catherine

For Demetrios

See
Holy Great-Martyr Demetrios

For George the Triumphant

SeeHoly Great-Martyr George the Triumphant

For Ignatios the God-Bearer

SeeHoly Hieromartyr Ignatios the God-Bearer, the Third Patriarch / Batriyark of Antioch

Mary

For Mary Magdalen

See
Myrrh-bearing Woman Mary Magdalen, the Equal of the Apostles

For Mary of Egypt

See
Our Venerable Mother Mary of Egypt

For Mary, who is the mother of Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ

See
Theotokos

Maseeh

See
el-Maseeh

Mashiah or Masiah

Language
Hebrew

Definition
The word "Mashiah" or "Masiah" means "Annointed" or "Annointed One".
The word "Mashiah" or "Masiah" refers to the annointing ceremony in which a person becomes the king. In the annointing, the person becomes sacred and untouchable.

Other languages
The words written in Greek, transliteration, Latinized, Anglicized, and Arabic Anglicized.
The Hebrew word "Mashiah" or "Masiah" became "Christos" or "Kristos" in the Greek translated form.
The Greek translated word "Christos" or "Kristos"became "Christus" in the Latinized form.
Greek translated word "Christus" became "Christ" in the Anglicized form and became "al-Masiih" or "el-Maseeh" in the Arabic Anglicized form.
Additionally, the Hebrew word "Mashiah" or "Masiah" became "Messiah" in the Anglicized form and became "al-Masiih" or "el-Maseeh" in the Arabic Anglicized form.
The word "al" or "el" means "the" as The Only or The One.
The phrase "al-Masiih" or "el-Maseeh" means "The Only Messiah" or "The One Messiah".

Title
The word "Mashiah" or "Masiah" is a title for Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity.

Usage in the Holy Bible
In the books of the New Testament which are written in Greek, the phrase "Iêsous ho Christos" or "Iêsous ho Kristos" is used. The word "ho" means "the" as The Only or The One. This phrase translates as "Jesus the Messiah" or "Jesus the Annointed" or "Jesus the Annointed One".
In books of the Old Testaments, "Mashiah" or "Masiah" refers to many kings.

See
Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ

See also
al-Masiih
Christ
Christos
Christus
el-Maseeh
Kristos
Messiah

Masiih

See
al-Masiih

Mass

See
Divine Liturgy
Pontifical Divine Liturgy

Matrimony

See
Holy Mystery of Holy Crowning

Matthew

See
Holy and Illustrious Apostle Matthew the Evangelist

Terms Beginning with other Letters

Please click on the letter with which the term begins.

Aa - Ab     Ac - Ak     Al     Am     An     Ao - Ap     Ar     As - Az     Ba     Be - Bi     Bl - Bz

Ca - Ce     Ch     Co     Cr - Cz     D     De     Di     Do

Ea - Ej     El     Em - Ep     Eu     Faa - Fas     Father     Fe     Fi - Fz

Ga - Gn     Go     Gra - Great and     Great Feast     Great Fri - Great Z     Grec - Grz

Haa - Haj     Hal - He     Hi     Holy A - Holy B     Holy C - Holy D     Holy E - Holy Gl
Holy God     Holy Gr - L     Holy M     Holy P     Holy S     Holy T - Holy Z     Hp-Hz

Ia-Id     Ie-Ij     Il-Iz     J     K     Ku     La     Le     Li     Lo - Lz     Ma     Me     Mi - Mo     Mu     My

N     Ob - Ot     Ob - Ot     Our - Our J     Our Lord     Our M - Our Z

Paa - Pas     Pat - Paz     Pe - Po     Pra - Pre     Pri - Pz     Q     Ra - Re     Ro - Rz    

Saa - Sah     Saint     Sal - Saz     Sc - Sh     Si - Sr     St     Su - Sz    

Ta - Theos     Theotokos     To     Tra     Tri     Tro    

U     V     W     Y     Z

Thesaurus Overview

Another Thesaurus

Thesaurus - Arabic Influenced Religious Terminology on Malta

"We speak an arabic dialect and are catholics. Although our dialect is highly italianised we use christian arabic terminology. The question is from where have this terminology come from. Malta was under the arabs in the early middle age and there was a presence of islam. Our dialect have elements of both west and eastern arabic. I suspect that there was an immigration of melkites in malta, this is the reason why I am sending this email. Attached please find a list of our religious terminology."...
"I would like to ask you a question, how similar is our terminology to yours."...
"Thanks again and Alla dejjem izomm idejh fuqok u fuq il-Kinsja Mqaddsa."
Christopher Agius
Maltese Religious Terms Of Arabic Origin, Christopher Agius, 2002
Christopher Agius

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