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German sociologist, jurist, and political economist (1864–1920)
in 1869. He was the oldest of Max Weber Sr. and Helene Fallenstein's eight children. Over the course of his life, Weber Sr. held posts as a lawyer, civil
Max_Weber
Jewish-American painter (1881–1961)
Max Weber (April 18, 1881 – October 4, 1961) was a Jewish-American painter and one of the first American Cubist painters who, in later life, turned to
Max_Weber_(artist)
The Max Weber Foundation (Ger. Max Weber Stiftung) is a German humanities research organisation based in Bonn and funded by the German Federal Government
Max_Weber_Foundation
See 'External links' section of Max Weber article for a list of websites containing online works of Max Weber. Weber, Max; Parsons, Talcott; Giddens, Anthony
Max_Weber_bibliography
politician. He was the father of the social scientists Max and Alfred Weber. Wilhelm Maximilian Weber was born in Bielefeld, on May 31, 1836. He came from
Max_Weber_Sr.
German-Dutch zoologist and biogeographer
Max Carl Wilhelm Weber van Bosse or Max Wilhelm Carl Weber (5 December 1852 – 7 February 1937) was a German-Dutch zoologist and biogeographer. Weber studied
Max_Carl_Wilhelm_Weber
German women's rights activist and legal historian
Marianne Weber (born Marianne Schnitger; 2 August 1870 – 12 March 1954) was a German sociologist, women's rights activist, and the wife of Max Weber. Marianne
Marianne_Weber
Field of political science
public administration. Rooted in the early 20th century, scholars like Max Weber and Frederick Taylor emphasized hierarchical structures, division of labor
Public_administration_theory
Legitimate power to decide or authorize
authority in contemporary social science remains a matter of debate. Max Weber in his essay "Politics as a Vocation" (1919) divided legitimate authority
Authority
German American military officer, hotelier and tax collector
Max Weber (August 27, 1824 – June 15, 1901) was a military officer in the armies of the Grand Duchy of Baden in Germany and later the United States, most
Max_Weber_(general)
Topics referred to by the same term
Max Weber (1864–1920) was a German political economist and sociologist. Max Weber may also refer to: Max Weber Sr. (1836–1897), German politician and father
Max_Weber_(disambiguation)
Scientific study of human society and relationships
307–318. doi:10.2307/587776. ISSN 0007-1315. JSTOR 587776. Weber, Max (1946). From Max Weber: essays in sociology. New York: Oxford University Press. Guglielmo
Sociology
German geographer and economist (1868–1958)
brother of influential sociologist Max Weber. Alfred Weber, younger brother of the well-known sociologist Max Weber, was born in Erfurt and raised in Charlottenburg
Alfred_Weber
Types of social ties by Ferdinand Tönnies
Gemeinschaft. Max Weber, a founding figure in sociology, also wrote extensively about the relationship between Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft. Weber wrote in
Gemeinschaft_and_Gesellschaft
Administrative system governing any large institution
sociologist Max Weber expanded the definition to include any system of administration conducted by trained professionals according to fixed rules. Weber saw bureaucracy
Bureaucracy
Someone who holds an office
others, with approved, certified, recognized, endorsed, and legitimate. Max Weber gave as definition of a bureaucratic official: they are personally free
Official
Position within social structure
doi:10.1353/sof.2006.0139. S2CID 145216264. Weber, Max. 1946. "Class, Status, Party." pp. 180–195 in From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology, H. H. Gerth and C
Social_status
System of enforceable rules
early 20th century, Max Weber believed that a definitive feature of a developed state had become its bureaucratic support. Weber wrote that the typical
Law
Concept in sociology
individual achievement. Weber differs from Marx in that he does not see this as the supreme factor in stratification. Weber notes how corporate executives
Social_stratification
Core legal concept and definition of a state
defining conception of the state was first described in sociology by Max Weber in his essay Politics as a Vocation (1919), the monopoly of the legitimate
Monopoly_on_violence
Branch of science that studies society and its relationships
identified with and understood; this was championed by figures such as Max Weber. The fourth route taken, based in economics, was developed and furthered
Social_science
society as proposed by Talcott Parsons who in turn had adapted it from Max Weber. Parsons' adaptation distinguished all human groups on three levels i
Theories_about_religion
Rapid transit railway in Germany
Münchner Freiheit (U3/U6) – four tracks on one level Implerstraße (U3/U6), Max-Weber-Platz (U4/U5), Kolumbusplatz (U1/U2) – three tracks (one side, one island)
Munich_U-Bahn
Distinction between what is and what ought to be
them to call redemption." Weber, Max (1946). "Science as a Vocation". In Gerth, H. H.; Mills, C. Wright (eds.). From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology (PDF)
Fact–value_distinction
Oceanic Abyssal Plain in the Western Pacific Ocean
Weber Deep (Indonesian: Kedalaman Weber) is the deepest point in the Banda Sea off Indonesia. Weber Deep maximum depth is 7,351 meters, (24,117 feet,
Weber_Deep
Topics referred to by the same term
up weber in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Weber may refer to: Weber, Missouri, an unincorporated community Weber City, Virginia, a town Weber City
Weber
1905 sociology book by Max Weber
protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus) is a book written by Max Weber, a German sociologist, economist, and politician. First written as a series
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
The_Protestant_Ethic_and_the_Spirit_of_Capitalism
Classifications of religious movements
January 29, 2022. Weber, Max (1946). "The Social Psychology of the World Religions". In Gerth, H.H.; Wright Mills, C. (eds.). From Max Weber: Essays in sociology
Sociological classifications of religious movements
Sociological_classifications_of_religious_movements
German-language work in economics and sociology by Max Weber
Economy and Society) is a book by political economist and sociologist Max Weber, published posthumously in Germany by his wife Marianne. Alongside The
Economy_and_Society
Type of social action as defined by Max Weber
affective action) is one of four major types of social action, as defined by Max Weber. Unlike the other social actions, an affectional action is an action that
Affectional_action
American sociologist (1902–1979)
for Parsons at Heidelberg was with the work of Max Weber about whom he had never heard before. Weber became tremendously important for Parsons because
Talcott_Parsons
Approach to social philosophy
modernity and rationalization are in this sense strongly influenced by Max Weber. He further dissolved the elements of critical theory derived from Hegelian
Critical_theory
Type of political organization
ISBN 978-0-7456-1907-1. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Weber, Max (1991). From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology. Psychology Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-415-06056-1
State_(polity)
German paralympic cyclist
Max Weber (born 9 August 1964 in Obergünzburg) is a German paralympic cyclist. He competed in cycling events at the 2000, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympics
Max_Weber_(cyclist)
East German racewalker
Max Weber (24 January 1922 – 29 August 2007) was an East German race walker. Weber won the bronze medal in the 50 km walk at the 1958 European Championships
Max_Weber_(race_walker)
Concept in sociology
In sociology, the iron cage is a concept introduced by Max Weber to describe the increased rationalization inherent in social life, particularly in Western
Iron_cage
Right and acceptance of an authority
The three types of political legitimacy described by German sociologist Max Weber, in "Politics as Vocation", are traditional, charismatic, and rational-legal:
Political_legitimacy
Forcing involuntary behavior in another
Dworkin consider whether governments are inherently coercive. In 1919, Max Weber, building on the view of Rudolf von Ihering, defined a state as "a human
Coercion
Social-theologic concept
coined by the sociologist Max Weber in his 1905 book, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. In this work, Weber asserted that Protestant ethics
Protestant_work_ethic
American political theorist (born 1955)
University, titled "Politics and Knowledge in Nihilistic Times: Thinking with Max Weber." Brown's work has been translated into more than twenty languages and
Wendy_Brown
Charm that can inspire devotion in others
Rudolf Sohm, Max Weber, and the Theology of Grace". Sociological Inquiry. 68 (1): 32–60. doi:10.1111/j.1475-682X.1998.tb00453.x. Weber, Max (1968). Economy
Charisma
disciplines, such as psychology. The works of Karl Marx (1818–1883) and Max Weber (1864–1920) emphasized the relationship between religion and the economic
Sociology_of_religion
German philosopher and socialist (1818–1883)
up a condition that requires illusions. Similar to the later views of Max Weber, Marx believed that religion plays a legitimating function for the dominant
Karl_Marx
Interdisciplinary field of study
drawing upon works by Alexis de Tocqueville, James Bryce, Robert Michels, Max Weber, Émile Durkheim, and Karl Marx to understand an integral theme of political
Political_sociology
German academic
Theology & Religious Studies at King's College London, and fellow of the Max Weber Center for Advanced Social and Cultural Studies, Erfurt, Germany. Vinzent
Markus_Vinzent
Social group with unusual beliefs and rituals
"cult" in this context saw its origins in the work of sociologist Max Weber (1864–1920). Weber was an important theorist in the academic study of cults, which
Cult
French sociologist (1858–1917)
principal architects of modern social science, along with Karl Marx and Max Weber. Much of Durkheim's work concerns the inability of societies to maintain
Émile_Durkheim
Approach to academic economics
economists. Prominent leaders included Gustav von Schmoller (1838–1917), and Max Weber (1864–1920) in Germany, and Joseph Schumpeter (1883–1950) in Austria and
Historical school of economics
Historical_school_of_economics
French sociologist and philosopher
liberal-conservative" by Pierre-André Taguieff, for introducing France to the ideas of Max Weber. His work as a sociologist and political theorist is a continuation of
Julien_Freund
Belief in the virtues of labor
salvation. These ideologies are the foundations of the Protestant work ethic. Max Weber quotes the ethical writings of Benjamin Franklin: Remember, that time
Work_ethic
Form of governance
the ability to dole out rewards and punishments. Initially coined by Max Weber, patrimonialism stands in contrast to rational-legal bureaucracies, as
Patrimonialism
Act which takes other individuals into account
non-positivist theory of Max Weber to observe how human behaviors relate to cause and effect in the social realm. For Weber, sociology is the study of
Social_action
Sociological study of social organizations
is Max Weber. In Economy and Society, his seminal book published in 1922, Weber describes its features. Bureaucracy, as characterized in Weber's terminology
Organizational_theory
Political philosophy inspired by Julius Caesar
Sociologist Max Weber believed that every mass democracy went in a Caesarist direction. Professor of law Gerhard Casper writes, "Weber employed the term
Caesarism
Cultural rationalization and devaluation of religion
Schiller by Max Weber to describe the character of a modernized, bureaucratic, secularized Western society. In Western society, according to Weber, scientific
Disenchantment
Surname list
people John Weber (disambiguation), several people Karl Weber (disambiguation), several people Marc Weber (disambiguation), several people Max Weber (disambiguation)
Weber_(surname)
System with state control of the Church
have originally coined the term caesaropapism (Cäsaropapismus), it was Max Weber (1864–1920) who wrote that "a secular, caesaropapist ruler ... exercises
Caesaropapism
View that morality is, or ought to be, determined by those in power
been described as the credo of totalitarian regimes. The sociologist Max Weber analyzed the relations between a state's power and its moral authority
Might_makes_right
German philosopher, sociologist, and theorist (1903–1969)
with which Germany's intellectual and spiritual leaders—among them Max Weber, Max Scheler and Georg Simmel, as well as his friend Siegfried Kracauer—came
Theodor_W._Adorno
Max Weber's methodological position
Wissenschaft, and was introduced by Max Weber. Max Weber, Max Weber on the Methodology of the Social Sciences , 1949 Weber, Max (1946). "Science as a Vocation"
Value-freedom
Max Maria von Weber (25 April 1822 in Dresden – 18 April 1881 in Berlin) was a German civil engineer who contributed to the development of railways in
Max_Maria_von_Weber
Typological term
typological term most closely associated with the sociologist Max Weber (1864–1920). For Weber, the conduct of social science depends upon the construction
Ideal_type
Station of the Munich U-Bahn
Max-Weber-Platz is a Munich U-Bahn interchange station on the U4 and U5 lines in the borough of Haidhausen. The station is located under Max-Weber-Platz
Max-Weber-Platz_station
Philosophical terms
"value rationality" refer to two types of action identified by sociologist Max Weber. Instrumental rationality is a type of social action where the means are
Instrumental and value rationality
Instrumental_and_value_rationality
German sociologist and philosopher (1858–1918)
symbolic interactionism, and social network analysis. An acquaintance of Max Weber, Simmel wrote on the topic of personal character in a manner reminiscent
Georg_Simmel
The Max Weber Center for Advanced Studies (German: Max-Weber-Kolleg für kultur- und sozialwissenschaftliche Studien) is an international and interdisciplinary
Max Weber Center for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies
Max_Weber_Center_for_Advanced_Cultural_and_Social_Studies
French sociologist
sociology at the ENSL graduate school in Lyon. Lahire is also a member of the Max Weber Center for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies. By the late 2000s, Lahire
Bernard_Lahire
Member of a bureaucracy
social media and pro–am journalism.[citation needed] German sociologist Max Weber defined a bureaucratic official as the following: They are personally
Bureaucrat
Sub-discipline of sociology relating to legal studies
and society was sociologically explored in the seminal works of both Max Weber and Émile Durkheim. The writings on law by these classical sociologists
Sociology_of_law
Hierarchical stratification of societies
do not work at all. This contrasts with the view of the sociologist Max Weber, who contrasted class as determined by economic position, with social
Social_class
German politician, revolutionary and journalist
21 February 1919. He is used as an example of charismatic authority by Max Weber. Kurt Eisner was born in Berlin on 14 May 1867, to Emanuel Eisner and
Kurt_Eisner
American sociologist (1916–1962)
Mills's works are shaped largely by Max Weber and the writing of Karl Mannheim, who followed Weber's work closely. Max Weber's works contributed greatly to Mills's
C._Wright_Mills
View that science is the best/only truth
knowledge. For social theorists practising the tradition of Max Weber, such as Jürgen Habermas and Max Horkheimer, the concept of scientism relates significantly
Scientism
German social scientist
affairs with her former professor Max Weber and his brother Alfred Weber. Historian Eberhard Demm reports that Else and Max each fell in love with the other
Else_von_Richthofen
Position that religion should not influence civic and state affairs
actions of a dedicated secular movement. Modern sociology has, since Max Weber, often been preoccupied with the problem of authority in secularised societies
Secularism
Idea in ethics; many principles are true at the same time
do conflict with each other is prominent in the political economy of Max Weber, who uses the term "polytheism" to describe contradictory yet rationalized
Value_pluralism
1887 article
administration, making Wilson one of the field's founding fathers, along with Max Weber and Frederick Winslow Taylor. Although colleges were already teaching
The_Study_of_Administration
Categorization of people within a society
The German sociologist Max Weber formulated a three-component theory of stratification that defines a status group (also status class and status estate)
Status_group
Member of the landed nobility
European History (2010) 43#3 pp 401–427 Weber, Max. "National Character and the Junkers," in From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology (Routledge classics
Junker_(Prussia)
Quality of being agreeable to reason
to attain ends, ends which Weber noted were "rationally pursued and calculated."[quote needs citation] The second type, Weber called Wertrational or value/belief-oriented
Rationality
German economist, sociologist, and historian
tradition of Auguste Comte, Émile Durkheim, and Max Weber – (although this is a misunderstanding since Weber largely shared Sombart's views in these matters)
Werner_Sombart
Concept in existentialism
grounds. Max Weber in The Sociology of Religion relates ressentiment to Judaism, an ethical salvation religion of a "pariah people." Weber defines ressentiment
Ressentiment
Max Weber's thesis on self-denial
Inner-worldly asceticism (German innerweltliche) was characterized by Max Weber in Economy and Society as the concentration of human behavior upon activities
Inner-worldly_asceticism
English political scientist (1938–2022)
(1977). On Recent Works Concerning Max Weber:Max Weber and the Theory of Modern Politics. David Beetham; Max Weber's Theory of Concept Formation: History
David_Beetham
Branch of sociology
later to be used in the works of Émile Durkheim, Max Weber and Georg Simmel between 1890 and 1920. Weber's work regarding the relationship between economics
Economic_sociology
German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher (1883–1969)
practice. During this time, Jaspers was a close friend of the Weber family (Max Weber also having held a professorship at Heidelberg). In 1921, at the
Karl_Jaspers
Philosophical concept
coined by sociologist Max Weber, who spent years studying good meanings people assigned to their actions and beliefs. According to Weber, "[s]ocial action
Instrumental and intrinsic value
Instrumental_and_intrinsic_value
Swiss Federal Councilor (1951–1954)
Max Weber (2 August 1897 in Zürich – 2 December 1974 in Bern) was a Swiss politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party, Weber was seven times elected
Max_Weber_(Swiss_politician)
Concept developed by Max Weber
leader. In the tripartite classification of authority, the sociologist Max Weber contrasts charismatic authority (character, heroism, leadership, religious)
Charismatic_authority
Political system whose officials use public funds to assist their in-group
"right of member of chapter to his share in the revenues of a cathedral". Max Weber used the term to describe India and China in the early Middle Ages in
Prebendalism
Walter Benjamin's unfinished work
Benjamin argues that capitalism functions as a religious system. Unlike Max Weber, who saw capitalism as shaped by religious origins, Benjamin contends
Capitalism_as_Religion
German philosopher (1833–1911)
at the University of Berlin. Simmel himself was later an associate of Max Weber, the primary founder of sociological antipositivism. J. I. Hans Bakker
Wilhelm_Dilthey
1993 English-language book by George Ritzer
Max Weber and produces a critical analysis of the impact of social-structural change on human interaction and identity. The central theme in Weber's analysis
The McDonaldization of Society
The_McDonaldization_of_Society
Collection of gods of a particular religion or mythos
Eugenie C. Scott, Evolution Vs. Creationism: An Introduction (2009), p. 58. Max Weber, The Sociology of Religion (1922), p. 23. Robert Karl Gnuse, No Other
Pantheon_(religion)
Political party in Germany
Guenther, "Weber's Generational Rebellion and Maturation", Scholarship and Partisanship: Essays on Max Weber, p. 18. Derman, Joshua (2012), Max Weber in Politics
National-Social_Association
Decline of trust in authority
on Max Weber and Soviet-Type Societies". British Journal of Political Science. 16 (1): 35. doi:10.1017/s0007123400003793. S2CID 153400115. Weber, Max. Economy
Legitimation_crisis
Weber's classification of authority into three parts
The German sociologist Max Weber (1864–1920) distinguished three ideal types of legitimate political leadership/domination/authority (German: Herrschaft
Tripartite classification of authority
Tripartite_classification_of_authority
American sociologist (1929–2017)
of meanings and purposes". Berger's work was notably influenced by Max Weber. Weber focused on the empirical realities of rationality as a characteristic
Peter_L._Berger
Theoretical stance in social science
to extract from their subject-matter 'correct' or 'valid' meaning. — Max Weber, The Nature of Social Action 1922 Through the work of Simmel in particular
Antipositivism
Name list
Antarctic explorer Max Verstappen (born 1997), Belgian-Dutch racing driver Max von Sydow (1929–2020), Swedish-French actor Max Weber (1864–1920), German
Max_(given_name)
MAX WEBER
MAX WEBER
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Jamaican, Latin, Swedish, Swiss
By the Great Stream; A Short Form of Maxwell; Greatest; Little Maximus
Male
Egyptian
, a chief of boatmen.
Male
English
American English form of German Dachs, DAX means "badger."Â
Boy/Male
Gaelic
Son of the handsome man.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Danish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Scottish, Swedish, Thai, Vietnamese
May; Goddess of Spring Growth; Brightness; Dance; Coyote; Pearl; Cherry Blossom; Apricot Blossom; Combination of Ma and Ai; Scottish Form of Margaret
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Matt, MAT means "gift of God."
Female
Japanese
(舞) Japanese name MAI means "dance." Compare with another form of Mai.
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Great
Surname or Lastname
English, French, Danish, Dutch, and German
English, French, Danish, Dutch, and German : from a short form of the personal name Matthias (see Matthew) or any of its many cognates, for example Norman French Maheu.English, French, Dutch, and German : from a nickname or personal name taken from the month of May (Middle English, Old French mai, Middle High German meie, from Latin Maius (mensis), from Maia, a minor Roman goddess of fertility). This name was sometimes bestowed on someone born or baptized in the month of May; it was also used to refer to someone of a sunny disposition, or who had some anecdotal connection with the month of May, such as owing a feudal obligation then.English : nickname from Middle English may ‘young man or woman’.Irish (Connacht and Midlands) : when not of English origin (see 1–3 above), this is an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Miadhaigh ‘descendant of Miadhach’, a personal name or byname meaning ‘honorable’, ‘proud’.French : habitational name from any of various places called May or Le May.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : habitational name from Mayen, a place in western Germany.Americanized spelling of cognates of 1 in various European languages, for example Swedish Ma(i)j.Chinese : possibly a variant of Mei 1, although this spelling occurs more often for the given name than for the surname.Cape May, at the mouth of Delaware Bay, is named after the Dutch explorer Cornelius Jacobsen May.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Dack.Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Dachs, from Middle High German dahs ‘badger’; hence a nickname for someone who hunted badgers or was thought to resemble the animal.French : habitational name, either from Dax in Landes or (with fused preposition d(e)) from Ax-les-Thermes in Ariège.
Male
Egyptian
, Divine Father.
Surname or Lastname
Variant spelling of German and Jewish Wachs.English
Variant spelling of German and Jewish Wachs.English : metonymic occupational name for a seller or gatherer of beeswax, Middle English wax (from Old English weax). In the Middle Ages wax was an important commodity, used among other things for making candles.
Female
English
 Possibly an Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Meadhbh, MAB means "intoxicating." Short form of English Mabel, meaning "lovable."
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese
The Fifth Month of the Year; Kinswomen; May; The Month May was Goddess of Spring Growth; Bitter; Pearl; Beloved
Female
Vietnamese
 Vietnamese name MAI means "golden flower." Compare with another form of Mai.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English May, a pet form of Margaret, MAE means "pearl," and Mary, meaning "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion."
Male
Hebrew
Short form of Hebrew Immanuw'el (English Immanuel), MAN means "God is with us."
Female
English
Short form of English Maggie, MAG means "pearl."
Boy/Male
Latin American Scottish
Greatest.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, French
Reference to the French Town Dax; Water; A Town in South-western France Dating from Before the Roman Occupation; Badger
MAX WEBER
MAX WEBER
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Punjabi, Sikh
Contented Soul; Bringing Peace
Boy/Male
German
Peaceful Ruler
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Pleasant satisfied
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Wisdom
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a stable, or an occupational name for someone employed in one, from Middle English stable, plural stables (via Old French from Latin stabulum, a derivative of stare ‘to stand’). In Middle English the term was used of the quarters occupied by cattle as well as those reserved for horses.
Boy/Male
Indian
Diamond
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Snake
Boy/Male
Tamil
Beyond observaction, Mysterious, Unseen, Indirect
Boy/Male
Tamil
Morality, Superior
Boy/Male
British, English
Short Form of the Biblical Shadrach; One of Three Young Hebrew Men who Survived Being Cast into a Fiery Furnace
MAX WEBER
MAX WEBER
MAX WEBER
MAX WEBER
MAX WEBER
v. i.
To be mad; to go mad; to rave. See Madding.
a.
Of or pertaining to the Isle of Man, or its inhabitants; as, the Manx language.
n.
The merrymaking of May Day.
n.
Anything growing thickly, or closely interwoven, so as to resemble a mat in form or texture; as, a mat of weeds; a mat of hair.
n.
A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc.
v. i.
To pass from one state to another; to become; to grow; as, to wax strong; to wax warmer or colder; to wax feeble; to wax old; to wax worse and worse.
v. t.
To represent by a map; -- often with out; as, to survey and map, or map out, a county. Hence, figuratively: To represent or indicate systematically and clearly; to sketch; to plan; as, to map, or map out, a journey; to map out business.
superl.
Furious with rage, terror, or disease; -- said of the lower animals; as, a mad bull; esp., having hydrophobia; rabid; as, a mad dog.
v. i.
To grow thick together; to become interwoven or felted together like a mat.
v. t.
To make mad or furious; to madden.
n.
To charge; to accuse; also, to censure; -- often followed by with, rarely by of before an indirect object; as, to tax a man with pride.
n.
A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax. See Wax insect, below.
n.
A married man; a husband; -- correlative to wife.
n.
A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in connection with certain deposits of rock salt and coal; -- called also mineral wax, and ozocerite.
n.
The common European gull (Larus canus); -- called also mar. See New, a gull.
n.
Especially, the sum laid upon specific things, as upon polls, lands, houses, income, etc.; as, a land tax; a window tax; a tax on carriages, and the like.
n.
A waxlike product secreted by certain plants. See Vegetable wax, under Vegetable.
superl.
Angry; out of patience; vexed; as, to get mad at a person.
v. t.
Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber.
v. t.
To smear or rub with wax; to treat with wax; as, to wax a thread or a table.