elect

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1. 1.(Theol.) Chosen as the object of mercy or divine favor; set apart to eternal life. "The elect angels." 1 Tim. v.
2. 2.3. Chosen to an office, but not yet actually inducted into it; as, bishop elect; governor or mayor elect.
3. 3.One chosen or set apart. Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth. Is. xlii.
4. 4.2. pl. (Theol.) Those who are chosen for salvation. Shall not God avenge his won elect Luke xviii.
5. 5.1. To pick out; to select; to choose. The deputy elected by the Lord. Shak.
6. 6.To select or take for an office; to select by vote; as, to elect a representative, a president, or a governor.
7. 7.(Theol.) To designate, choose, or select, as an object of mercy or favor. See Choose.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is chosen as the object of mercy or divine favor; set apart to eternal life. "The elect angels." 1 Tim. v called?
• What is 3. Chosen to an office, but not yet actually inducted into it; as, bishop elect; governor or mayor elect called?
• What is one chosen or set apart. Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth. Is. xlii called?
• What is 2. pl. (Theol.) Those who are chosen for salvation. Shall not God avenge his won elect Luke xviii called?
• What is 1. To pick out; to select; to choose. The deputy elected by the Lord. Shak called?
• What is to select or take for an office; to select by vote; as, to elect a representative, a president, or a governor called?
• What is to designate, choose, or select, as an object of mercy or favor. See Choose called?