Via Media

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• Via media — Via Vi a, n. [L. See {Way}.] A road way. [1913 Webster] {Via Lactea} [L.] (Anat.), the Milky Way, or Galaxy. See {Galaxy}, 1. {Via media} [L.] (Theol.), the middle way; a name applied to their own position by the Anglican high churchmen, as being …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• via media — [vī′ə mē′dē ə, vē′ə mā′dē ə] n. [L] a middle way; course between two extremes …   English World dictionary

• via media —    The via media, or middle way, was the set of beliefs and practices imposed by Queen Elizabeth I (1533 1603) on the Church of England early in her reign, as a compromise between the Protestant supporters of her brother, Edward VI (r. 154753),… …   Encyclopedia of Protestantism

• via media — noun Etymology: Latin Date: 1834 a middle way …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• via media — /vuy euh mee dee euh, may , vee euh/; Lat. /wee ah me dee ah/ a middle way; a mean between two extremes. [1835 45; < L] * * * …   Universalium

• via media — noun A third way; a middle course, a compromise …   Wiktionary

• Via Media —    A Latin term, meaning middle course as between two extremes. The term is used to describe the Anglican or Episcopal Church as avoiding Romanism on the one hand, and Protestantism on the other …   American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

• VIA MEDIA —    the middle way. A position promoted by seventeenth century Anglicans which saw ANGLICANISM as a moderate compromise between the extremes of ROMAN CATHOLICISM and PROTESTANTISM …   Concise dictionary of Religion

• via media — through the middle; golden path …   English contemporary dictionary

• via media — [ˌvi:ə mɛdɪə, mi:dɪə] noun formal a middle way or compromise between extremes. Origin from L …   English new terms dictionary