Category:Elect

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.)

Defn: Chosen as the object of mercy or divine favor; set apart to eternal life. "The elect angels." 1 Timothy 5:21.

3. Chosen to an office, but not yet actually inducted into it; as, bishop elect; governor or mayor elect.

elect E*lect", n.

1. One chosen or set apart. Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth. Isaiah 42:1.

2. pl. (Theol.)

Defn: Those who are chosen for salvation. Shall not God avenge his won elect. Luke 18:7.

elect 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.)

Defn: To designate, choose, or select, as an object of mercy or favor.

Syn. -- To choose; prefer; select. See Choose.

---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary.

Elect - lady - To whom the Second Epistle of John is addressed (2 John 1:1). Some think that the word rendered "lady" is a proper name, and thus that the expression should be "elect Kyria."