Peculiar People

名词 n.
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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of several Christian sects who have used this biblical description as a self-appellation, as:; The Quakers. plural,plural-only
  2. Any of several Christian sects who have used this biblical description as a self-appellation, as:; The Amish. plural,plural-only
  3. Any of several Christian sects who have used this biblical description as a self-appellation, as:; A Christian movement, originally an offshoot of the Wesleyan denomination, founded in 1838 in Rochford, Essex. historical,plural,plural-only

词形变化

the Peculiar People canonical,plural

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Chosen People

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In reference to any of several places in the Bible where "a peculiar people", a people set apart from others, is mentioned, such as Deuteronomy 14:2, 1 Peter 2:9, and Titus 2:14: for example, "For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God, and the Lord hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth" (Deuteronomy 14:2).
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