Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To select by vote for an office or for membership.
- transitive verb To pick out; select.
- transitive verb To decide, especially by preference.
- transitive verb To select by divine will for salvation. Used of God.
- adjective Chosen deliberately; singled out.
- adjective Elected but not yet installed. Often used in combination.
- adjective Chosen for marriage. Often used in combination.
- adjective Selected by divine will for salvation.
- noun One that is chosen or selected.
- noun One selected by divine will for salvation.
- noun An exclusive group of people. Used with the:
from The Century Dictionary.
- To pick out; select from among a number; specifically, in theology, to select, especially as an object of divine mercy or favor. See
election , 6. - Hence To select for an office or employment by a majority or plurality (according to agreement) of votes; choose by ballot or any similar method: as, to
elect a representative or a senator; to elect a president or mayor. - To choose; prefer; determine in favor of.
- Synonyms Select, Prefer, etc. See
choose . - Chosen; selected from among a number; taken in preference to others; specifically, in theology, chosen as the special objects of mercy or divine favor; chosen to eternal life.
- Chosen to an office, as by vote, but not yet inaugurated, consecrated, or invested with office: in this sense usually after the noun: as, governor or mayor electricity
- Of such a nature as to merit choice or preference; noble; exalted.
- A person or persons chosen or set apart; one or more selected for a particular service or honor.
- Those who are chosen by God to eternal life.
- An abbreviation of
electric and electricity. - noun An abbreviation of electrical;
- noun of the Latin electuarium, electuary.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.
- adjective (Theol.) Chosen as the object of mercy or divine favor; set apart to eternal life.
- adjective Chosen to an office, but not yet actually inducted into it
- noun One chosen or set apart.
- noun (Theol.) Those who are chosen for salvation.
- transitive verb To pick out; to select; to choose.
- transitive verb To select or take for an office; to select by vote.
- transitive verb (Theol.) To designate, choose, or select, as an object of mercy or favor.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable (
theology ) InCalvinist theology, those foreordained toHeaven . In other Christian theologies: someone chosen by God forsalvation - verb transitive To
choose or make adecision (to do something) - verb transitive To choose (a candidate) in an election
- adjective used only after the noun Who has been elected in a specified post, but has not yet entered office.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb choose
- noun an exclusive group of people
- adjective selected as the best
- adjective elected but not yet installed in office
- verb select by a vote for an office or membership
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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We saw reason to believe that Abraham's case was a type of all other elect -- _elect for the service of others_.
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The Old Testament applies the term elect, or chosen, only to the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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Which, when it was full, they drew to shore -- for the separation will not be made till the number of the elect is accomplished. and sat down -- expressing the deliberateness with which the judicial separation will at length be made. and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away -- literally,
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The president-elect is planning to fly to Washington on Sunday, and arrive in the evening.
Also in Transition, the Youngest Obamas - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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The president-elect is planning to fly to Washington on Sunday, and arrive in the evening.
Also in Transition, the Youngest Obamas - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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Standard procedure also includes banning low-altitude flights over public places where a president or president-elect is located, including along train routes.
Need a Parking Space in Washington? Fly - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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The president-elect is motorcading from one urgent meeting to another, creating new posts - including an efficiency adviser - to get it all under control.
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Standard procedure also includes banning low-altitude flights over public places where a president or president-elect is located, including along train routes.
Need a Parking Space in Washington? Fly - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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The president-elect is expected to name [Cass] Sunstein — his friend and informal adviser — to head the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, a transition official said late Wednesday.
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We are in a world in which the incoming Democratic President-elect is being asked questions by journalists about whether or not he has an answer for economist Paul Krugman on whether or not our New New Deal is big enough.
Matthew Yglesias » Obama to Krugman: Show Me The Workable Ideas! 2009
gangerh commented on the word elect
Choose the chosen?
September 16, 2008
ajitakalki commented on the word elect
Chosen chooses.
July 1, 2021