Messiah, n. The Anointed, Christ the Saviour.
Messieurs, n. pl. [Fr.] (Abbreviated Messrs.) Sirs, gentlemen.
Metamorphic, a. Changeable, variable, mutable.
Metamorphic rocks. Stratified primary rocks.
Metamorphosis, v. a. Transform, transmute, transfigure, change the form of.
Metamorphosis, n. Transformation, transmutation, transfiguration, change of form, metaphysis.
Metaphor, n. Similitude (without the signs of comparison), simile (expressed in a word).
Metaphoric, Metaphorical, a. Figurative, tropical.
Metaphysical, a. Mental, intellectual, psychological, abstract, general, ideal.
Metaphysics, n.
- 1. Ontology, science of being, science of existence.
- 2. Philosophy, first principles, science of first principles.
- 3. Psychology, pneumatology, mental philosophy, philosophy of the mind, mental science.
Metatarsus, n. Instep.
Mete, v. a. Measure.
Mete, n. Measure, bound, limit, term, boundary, terminus, butt.
Metempirical, a. (In metaph.) Transcendental, a priori.
Metempsychosis, n. Transmigration.
Meteor, n. Aerolite, shooting-star, falling star.
Meteorolite, n. Aerolite, meteoric stone, meteorite.
Method, n.
- 1. Way (viewed theoretically), mode, manner, process, course, means, rule, modus operandi.
- 2. Arrangement, system, classification, orderly disposition.
- 3. Order, regularity, system, rule.
Methodic, Methodical, a. Orderly, systematical, regular, systematic, exact, formal.
Methodize, v. a. Regulate, arrange, put in order, systematize.