Maxim or Maksim may refer to:

Entertainment

* ''Maxim'' (magazine), an international men's magazine ** ''Maxim'' (Australia), the Australian edition ** ''Maxim'' (India), the Indian edition * Maxim Radio, ''Maxim'' magazine's radio channel on Sirius Satellite Radio *''Maxim'', a fictional ship in the manga and anime series ''

One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and his crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, as he explores the Grand Line in search of the myt ...

'' *Maxim, the hero of the video game '' Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals'' and its

remake A remake is a film, television series, video game, song or similar form of entertainment that is based upon and retells the story of an earlier production in the same medium—e.g., a "new version of an existing film". A remake tells the same s ...

, '' Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals''

Literature and language

*A species of

adage A proverb (from ) or an adage is a simple, traditional saying that expresses a perceived truth based on common sense or experience. Proverbs are often metaphorical and are an example of formulaic speech, formulaic language. A proverbial phrase ...

aphorism An aphorism (from Greek ἀφορισμός: ''aphorismos'', denoting 'delimitation', 'distinction', and 'definition') is a concise, terse, laconic, or memorable expression of a general truth or principle. Aphorisms are often handed down by tra ...

, or

saying A saying is any concise expression that is especially memorable because of its meaning or style. A saying often shows a wisdom or cultural standard, having different meanings than just the words themselves. Sayings are categorized as follows: * ...

that expresses a general

moral A moral (from Latin ''morālis'') is a message that is conveyed or a lesson to be learned from a story or event. The moral may be left to the hearer, reader, or viewer to determine for themselves, or may be explicitly encapsulated in a maxim. ...

rule, especially a philosophical maxim * ''Maxims'' (Old English poems), examples of gnomic poetry *'' Maximes'' (1665–78) of François de La Rochefoucauld (1613–80)

Organizations

* Mary Maxim, craft and needlework mail-order company in Canada *

Maxim Brewery Maxim Brewery is a beer brewing company based in Houghton-le-Spring, United Kingdom. It was set up to rescue the famous Double Maxim beer, which had ceased production when the Vaux brewery was closed in 1999. In 2019 Maxim Brewery supported the ...

, brewing company in England * Maxim's Catering, chain of caterers, restaurants, and fast food shops in Hong Kong * Maxim Healthcare Services, medical staffing and home healthcare company * Maxim Institute, public policy think tank in New Zealand *

Maxim Integrated Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., was an American semiconductor company that designed, manufactured, and sold analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits for the automotive, industrial, communications, consumer, and computing markets. Maxim's pr ...

, manufacturer of analog and mixed signal integrated circuits *

Maxim Motors The Maxim Motor Company was an American automaker headquartered in Middleborough, Massachusetts, specializing in the manufacture of firefighting apparatus. From the time of its founding in 1920 to the end of operations in 1989, the company manu ...

, former manufacturer of firefighting apparatus located in Middleborough, Massachusetts *

Maxim's Paris Maxim's () is a restaurant in Paris, France, located at No. 3 Rue Royale in the 8th arrondissement. It is known for its Art Nouveau interior decor. In the mid 20th century, Maxim's was regarded as the most famous restaurant in the world. His ...

, Parisian restaurant of the Belle Epoque

People

Maxim (given name) Maxim (more accurately spelled Maksim assuming that "X" is not a consonant, but the conjunction of "K" and "S" sounds; “Maksym”, or "Maxym") is an epicene (or gender-neutral) first name of Roman origin mainly given to males. It is adopted in ...

Maxim (surname) People with the surname Maxim include; * Alexandru Maxim (born 1990), Romanian football player * Cristian Maxim (born 2003), Romanian football player * Florin Maxim (born 1981), Romanian football player * Hiram Maxim Sir Hiram Stevens Maxi ...

Maxim (musician) Keith Andrew Palmer (born 21 March 1967), better known by his stage name Maxim (previously Maxim Reality), is a British musician, known for being a vocalist of electronic music band The Prodigy. Pre-Prodigy history Keith Andrew Palmer was born ...

*''Maxim.'', taxonomic author abbreviation of

Karl Maximovich Carl Johann Maximovich, also Karl Ivanovich Maximovich (Russian language, Russian: Карл Иванович Максимович; 23 November 1827 – 16 February 1891) was a Russian botanist. Maximovich spent most of his life studying the flor ...

(1827–1891), Russian botanist *

Maksim, Metropolitan of all Rus Maximus or MaximosMay
Cathedral of St John in DC. ...

, Metropolitan of Kiev (1283–1305) *

Maksim, Bulgarian Patriarch Patriarch Maxim (Maximus) () (born Marin Naydenov Minkov, October 29, 1914 – November 6, 2012) was the head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church from 1971 until his death. He was born in Oreshak, Lovech Province, Oreshak, the second of the two ...

(1914–2012), Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church *

Maksim, Serbian Patriarch Maksim I ''Skopljanac'' ( sr-cyrl, Максим I Скопљанац) (died 29 October 1680) was a Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch between 1655 and 1674. He lived in the Patriarchal Monastery of Peć In 1674, he resigned due to advance ...

(d. 1680), Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church (1655-1674) * Maksim Branković (d. 1516), Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan of Belgrade and Syrmia *

Hiram Stevens Maxim Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (5 February 1840 – 24 November 1916) was an American-born British inventor best known as the creator of the first automatic machine gun, the Maxim gun. Maxim held patents on numerous mechanical devices such as hai ...

, inventor of the

Maxim gun The Maxim gun is a Recoil operation, recoil-operated machine gun invented in 1884 by Hiram Maxim, Hiram Stevens Maxim. It was the first automatic firearm, fully automatic machine gun in the world. The Maxim gun has been called "the weapon most ...

Other uses

* Maxim, New Jersey, an unincorporated community in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States *

Maxim (philosophy) A maxim is a moral rule or principle which can be considered dependent on one's philosophy. A maxim is often pedagogical and motivates specific actions. Simon Blackburn, in the '' Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy'' defines it generally as: providing ...

, a principle that an individual uses in making a decision * Maxim (coffee), the first American brand of freeze-dried coffee, made by

General Foods General Foods Corporation was a company whose direct predecessor was established in the United States by C. W. Post, Charles William (C. W.) Post as the Postum Cereal Company in 1895. The company changed its name to "General Foods" in 1929, a ...

, the first self-acting machine gun * Maxim Cup, South Korean Go competition * Maxim DL, software package created by Cyanogen Imaging * Maxim Wien, brothel in Vienna, Austria *

Legal maxim A legal maxim is an established principle or proposition of law, and a species of aphorism and general maxim (philosophy), maxim. The word is apparently a variant of the Latin , but this latter word is not found in extant texts of Roman law with ...

, certain guiding principles of law and jurisprudence *

Pragmatic maxim {{C. S. Peirce articles, abbreviations=no The pragmatic maxim, also known as the maxim of pragmatism or the maxim of pragmaticism, is a maxim of logic formulated by Charles Sanders Peirce. Serving as a normative recommendation or a regulative pri ...

, maxim of logic formulated by Charles Sanders Peirce * SilencerCo Maxim 50, a muzzle-loading rifle that includes an integrated sound suppressor

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