What is to designate, choose, or select, as an object of mercy or favor. See Choose called?
elect — (Theol.) To designate, choose, or select, as an object of mercy or favor. See Choose. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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