Matthias

[muh-thahy-uhs]

noun

1. a disciple chosen to take the place of Judas Iscariot as one of the apostles. Acts 1:23–26.

2. 1557–1619, king of Hungary 1608–18; king of Bohemia 1611–17; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1612–19 (son of Maximilian II).

3. Also Matthyas. a male given name, form of Matthew.

Matthias

/ məˈθaɪəs /

noun

1. 1557–1619, Holy Roman Emperor (1612–19); king of Hungary (1608–18) and Bohemia (1611–17)

2. New Testament the disciple chosen by lot to replace Judas as one of the 12 apostles (Acts 1:15–26). Feast day: May 14 or Aug 9

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Matthias: Passed for 138 yards and two touchdowns, ran for 202 yards and two touchdowns in win over Eastvale Roosevelt.

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Police Scotland said Matthias Beutin, 57, was discovered near Coire Dubh, Blaven, at about 14:15 on Saturday.

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“These alterations to the political calendar provide yet another marker of how Xi has used his power to reshape the informal rules of Chinese politics,” Jonathan Czin and Allie Matthias, analysts at the Washington-based Brookings Institution, wrote ahead of the plenum.

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Mr Hjaltason sent the insects to the Icelandic Institute of Natural History to be identified, where entomologist Matthías Alfreðsson confirmed his suspicions.

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Nina Kumowski, MD, of the Department of Radiology and Center for Systems Biology at Massachusetts General Hospital, is the lead author and Matthias Nahrendorf, MD, PhD of the Department of Radiology and Center for Systems Biology at MGH, is the senior author of a paper published in Science, "Resistin-like molecule γ attacks cardiomyocyte membranes and promotes ventricular tachycardia."

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