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Meaning of electus | Babel Free

Verb feminine CEFR B1
[eːˈɫeːk.tʊs]

Definitions

  1. extracted
    declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, passive, perfect
  2. chosen, elected
    declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, passive, perfect
  3. electus, member of the highest class of believer in Manichaeism, who adhere to an ascetic, vegetarian way of life.
    declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, passive, perfect

Equivalents

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Español escogido
Galego escolleito
Latina optivus
Português eleito escolhido
Svenska våld
Türkçe Seçme

Examples

“Aurelius Augustine, In psalmum 140, 12. Tales sunt electi, ut non sint salvandi a Deo, sed salvatores Dei. So great are the electi, that they are not to be saved by God, but saviours of God.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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