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Nave Topical Bible
• Election
• Chosen, or Elected
Scofield Reference Index
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Thompson Chain Reference
• Election
• Elect, the
The Topic Concordance
• Election
Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
• Called, Elect, Active or Passive
Torrey Topical Textbook
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American Church Dictionary
• Bishop, Election of
Bridgeway Bible Dictionary
• Election
Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
• Elect, Election
Charles Buck Dictionary
• Election
CARM Theological Dictionary
• Elect, Election
Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Election of Grace
• Elect Lady
Fausset Bible Dictionary
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• Elect
Spurgeon's Illustration Collection
• Election
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Election
• Elect Lady
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Election
• Elect Lady
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Election
• Elect, Election
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King James Dictionary
• Election
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Morrish Bible Dictionary
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1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Election
• Elect
Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary
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Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Elect, Elected, Election
Webster Dictionary
• Self-Elective
• Electively
• Elective
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Watson's Theological Dictionary
• Election
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• Election (English Law)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Elect
• Elect Lady
• Election
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Benefice Elective
• Compromise, Election by
• Elect
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Election, the Doctrine of
The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Acclamation (in Papal Elections)
• Elect
• Election
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Lexicons
• ܓ݁ܒ݂ܳܐ
• ܓ݁ܰܒ݁ܳܝܳܐ
• ܓ݁ܰܒ݂ܝܽܘܬ݂ܳܐ
• ἐκλεκτός
• ἐκλογή
• συνεκλεκτός
• בָּחִיר

Latin: eliere, to choose

In general, one chosen or set apart; in theological usage, one chosen or set apart for eternal life. In the Old Testament the term is applied only to the Israelites in as far as they were called to be the chosen people of God. The New Testament (excepting perhaps Acts 13) transfers the meaning of the term from its connection with the Israelites to the members of Christ's Church, either militant on earth or triumphant in heaven. Saint Paul (Romans 8) describes the five degrees of election as follows: the elect are foreknown, predestined, called, justified, and glorified. The reference to the saved or elect as predestined always implies God's prevision of their merit.