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