The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1538 page)

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Micah
.
Sixth book in the collection of
Minor Prophets
in the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. The prophet was a native of the Southern Kingdom and is probably referring to the political events occurring in the reign of King Hezekiah.
Michael
.
Archangel mentioned in the Hebrew scriptures. With
Gabriel
, he is the only
angel
mentioned by name in the Bible (Daniel 10. 13).
Michi
(spiritual path):
see
D
.
Mida
.
Abbr. of
Amida
.
Middle Way
1
(Skt.,
madhyam
-pratipada
; P
li,
majjhimap
tipad
). General term for the way taught and practised by the
Buddha
, which avoids extremes; the name also of the system derived from
N
g
rjuna
known as
M
dhyamaka
.
2
In the Latin form,
via media
, it is used to describe the Anglican Church, which is both Catholic and Reformed; neither papalist nor dissenting.

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