elect
(adjective) elected but not yet installed in office; “the president elect”
elect, elite
(adjective) selected as the best; “an elect circle of artists”; “elite colleges”
chosen, elect
(noun) an exclusive group of people; “one of the elect who have power inside the government”
elect
(verb) choose; “I elected to have my funds deposited automatically”
elect
(verb) select by a vote for an office or membership; “We elected him chairman of the board”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
elect (plural elects or elect)
One chosen or set apart.
(theology) In Calvinist theology, one foreordained to Heaven. In other Christian theologies, someone chosen by God for salvation.
• reprobate
elect (third-person singular simple present elects, present participle electing, simple past and past participle elected)
(transitive) To choose or make a decision (to do something)
(transitive) To choose (a candidate) in an election
elect (not comparable)
(postpositive) Who has been elected in a specified post, but has not yet entered office.
Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.
Source: Wiktionary
E*lect", a. Etym: [L. electus, p. p. of eligere to elect; e out + legere to choose. See Legend, and cf. Elite, Eclectic.]
1. Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more. "Colors quaint elect." Spenser.
2. (Theol.)
Definition: Chosen as the object of mercy or divine favor; set apart to eternal life. "The elect angels." 1 Tim. v. 21.
3. Chosen to an office, but not yet actually inducted into it; as, bishop elect; governor or mayor elect.
E*lect", n.
1. One chosen or set apart. Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth. Is. xlii. 1.
2. pl. (Theol.)
Definition: Those who are chosen for salvation. Shall not God avenge his won elect Luke xviii. 7.
E*lect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elected; p. pr. & vb. n. Electing.]
1. To pick out; to select; to choose. The deputy elected by the Lord. Shak.
2. To select or take for an office; to select by vote; as, to elect a representative, a president, or a governor.
3. (Theol.)
Definition: To designate, choose, or select, as an object of mercy or favor.
Syn.
– To choose; prefer; select. See Choose.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 April 2024
(noun) a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area; “the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
