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Webster 1913 Edition

Elect

E-lect′

,
Adj.
[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.)
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′

,
Noun.
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.)
Those who are chosen for salvation.
Shall not God avenge his won
elect
?
Luke xviii. 7.

E-lect′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Elected
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Electing
.]
1.
To pick out; to select; to choose.
The deputy
elected
by the Lord.
Shakespeare
2.
To select or take for an office; to select by vote;
as, to
elect
a representative, a president, or a governor
.
Syn. – To choose; prefer; select. See
Choose
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Elect

ELECT'

,
Verb.
T.
[L. electus, from eligo; e or ex and lego; Gr. to choose.]
1.
Properly, to pick out; to select from among two or more, that which is preferred. Hence,
2.
To select or take for an office or employment; to choose from among a number; to select or manifest preference by vote or designation; as, to elect a representative by ballot or viva voce; to elect a president or governor.
3.
In theology, to designate, choose or select as an object of mercy or favor.
4.
To choose; to prefer; to determine in favor of.

ELECT'

,
Adj.
Chosen, taken by preference from among two or more. Hence,
1.
In theology, chosen as the object of mercy; chosen, selected or designated to eternal life; predestinated in the divine counsels.
2.
Chosen, but no inaugurated, consecrated or invested with office; as bishop elect; emperor elect; governor or mayor elect. But in the scriptures, and in theology, this word is generally used as a noun.

ELECT'

,
Noun.
One chosen or set apart; applied to Christ.
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth. Is. 42.
1.
Chosen or designated by God to salvation; predestinated to glory as the end, and to sanctification as the means; usually with a plural signification, the elect.
Shall not God avenge his own elect? Luke 18.
If it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Matt.24.
He shall send his angels--and they shall gather his elect from the four winds. Matt.24.
2.
Chosen; selected; set apart as a peculiar church and people; applied to the Israelites. Is.45.

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