elect
nounEtymology
Borrowed from Latin ēlēctus, past participle of ēligō (“to pick out, choose, elect”), from ē- (“out”) + legō (“to pick out, pick, gather, collect, etc.”); see legend. Cognate to eclectic, which is via Ancient Greek rather than Latin, hence prefix ἐκ (ek), rather than e- (from ex).
- borrowed from ēlēctus
Definitions
One chosen or set apart.
In Calvinist theology, one foreordained to Heaven. In other Christian theologies, someone…
In Calvinist theology, one foreordained to Heaven. In other Christian theologies, someone chosen by God for salvation.
- Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth.
- Shall not God avenge his won elect?
To choose or make a decision (to do something).
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To choose (a candidate) in an election.
- President Obama in a speech this past week said that we should solve the nation's bee problem. Oh, God, we elected a guy who sympathizes with bees?
Who has been elected in a specified post, but has not yet entered office.
- He is the President elect.
- She began almost to feel a dislike of Edward; and it ended, as every feeling must end with her, by carrying back her thoughts to Willoughby, whose manners formed a contrast sufficiently striking to those of his brother elect.
Chosen
Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.
- colours quaint elect
- the elect angels
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at elect. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at elect. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at elect
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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