单词 | peculiar people |
释义 | peculiar peopleplural nounthe Jews as being God's chosen people. Deuteronomy 14:2. (usually initial capital letters) a name adopted by certain fundamentalist Christian sects, signifying their refusal to conform to any rule of conduct that is contrary to the letter or spirit of the Bible. Origin of peculiar peopleFirst recorded in 1485–95 Words nearby peculiar peoplepeculate, peculiar, peculiar institution, peculiarity, peculiarize, peculiar people, peculium, pecuniary, pecuniary advantage, ped, pedagogical Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for peculiar peoplepeculiar people pl n(sometimes capitals) a small sect of faith healers founded in London in 1838, having no ministers or external organization the Jews considered as God's elect Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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