Defn: The doctrines of Macedonius.
MACER
Ma"cer, n. Etym: [F. massier. See Mace staff.]
Defn: A mace bearer; an officer of a court. P. Plowman.
MACERATE
Mac"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Macerated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Macerating.] Etym: [L. maceratus, p. p. of macerare to make soft,
weaken, enervate; cf. Gr.
1. To make lean; to cause to waste away. [Obs. or R.] Harvey.
2. To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify. Baker.
3. To soften by steeping in a liquid, with or without heat; to wear away or separate the parts of by steeping; as, to macerate animal or vegetable fiber.
MACERATER
Mac"er*a`ter, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, macerates; an apparatus for converting paper or fibrous matter into pulp.
MACERATION
Mac`er*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. maceratio: cf. F. macération.]