Makarios

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"Makarios" is a book by Stanley Mayes.

• also known as "Makarios: a biography"

Phrases with Makarios

1. makarios iii
2. Attalus Makarios

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The Myth of Happiness (2009)

by Rich Wagner

Instead, makarios refers to the divine joy that results from living out Christ's teaching. William Barclay observes: The Beatitudes in effect say, “O the bliss of being a Christian! O the joy of following Christ!” . . . The very form of the Beatitudes is the ...

The Oxford Handbook of Crime Prevention (2014)

by Brandon C. Welsh, David P. Farrington

Makarios is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Steven F. Messner is Distinguished Teaching Professor of Sociology at the University at Albany, State University of New York.

The Restored New Testament (1914)

The Hellenic Fragments, Freed from the Pseudo-Jewish Interpolations, Harmonized, and Done Into English Verse and Prose

The word makarios means much more than simply "blessed." It connotes the state of the immortal Gods (emancipated souls), as expressed by the Sanskrit term sachchidananda, "true being, consciousness and bliss." To the man or woman ...

A Legacy of Faith (2007)

A Fresh Look at Blessing, Morality, Self-worth, and Mentorship by Rick Hathaway

The first word, “makarios”, is found in the beatitudes: “Blessed are the poor in spirit... Blessed are those who mourn... Blessed are the meek... ,” etc. [cf. Mat 5:3- 5]. Makarios means well off or fortunate. By implication it is a state of being, as in: ...

Dictionary of Wars (2013)

by George Childs Kohn

Its president, Greek archbishop Makarios III (1913¥77), who had foresworn union with Greece(enosis), was continually assailedbyTurkishCypriots claimingtobe oppressed. Inhabitantsof bothGreece and Turkey influenced Greek and Turkish ...

Theological Dictionary of the New Testament (1985)

Abridged in One Volume by Gerhard Kittel, Gerhard Friedrich, Geoffrey W. Bromiley

makarios is at first a poetic word and refers to the blessedness of the gods. Later it comes to be used for the ...

Encyclopedia of Modern Christian Politics (2006)

by Roy P. Domenico, Mark Y. Hanley

Mouskos, Michael [Makarios III] Esprit soon caught on among the French intellectuals who appreciated the novelty of a Catholic-dominated journal on the Left. It was fully involved in the great public debates over communism and fascism.

Historical Dictionary of the British Empire (2015)

by Kenneth J. Panton

MAKARIOS III, ARCHBISHOP (1913–1977). Archbishop Makarios was primate of the Cypriot Orthodox Church and political leader of the enosis movement, which campaigned for the union of Cyprus and Greece after World War II, at a time ...

Historical Dictionary of Anglo-American Relations (2009)

by Sylvia Ellis

Moreover, Washington was convinced that the Cypriot leader, Archbishop Makarios, had the potential to be the “Castro of the Mediterranean.” Britain and the United States wanted to prevent two important North Atlantic Treaty Organization ...

Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English (2004)

by Eugene Benson, L.W. Conolly

Tension mounted, especially after British authorities deported Archbishop Makarios, who was also the political leader of the GreekCypriots, in 1956. The conflict was aggravated by Turkish supportof TurkishCypriotdemands forpartition of ...

Encyclopedia of Terrorism [2 volumes] (2012)

by Peter Chalk

George Grivas, a former Greek army officer who served in both World Wars, led the former, while Archbishop Michail Christodolou Makarios (born Michail Christodolou Mouskos) oversaw the latter. At the height of the military campaign, EOKA ...

Historical Dictionary of Byzantium (2012)

by John H. Rosser

GREGORY OF NAZIANZOS; GREGORY OF NYSSA; GREGORY OF SINAI; HELENA; ICON; JEROME; JOHN KLIMACHOS; JOHN OF RILA; JOHN “THE ALMSGIVER”; MAKARIOS THE GREAT; MARY OF EGYPT; MELANIA THE YOUNGER; ...

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Scrabble value of M₃A₁K₅A₁R₁I₁O₁S₁

The value of this 8-letter word is 14 points, but it's not an accepted word in the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary.

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