unchosen
zən verb
1.
a past participle of choose.
noun
4.
Related forms
cho·sen·ness, noun
un·cho·sen, adjective
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| —vb | |
| 1. | the past participle of choose |
| —adj | |
| 2. | selected or picked out, esp for some special quality |
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Unchosen
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| Chosen (ˈtʃəʊˈsɛn) | |
| —n | |
| the official name for Korea when it was a Japanese province (1910--45) | |
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Word Origin & History
choose
O.E. ceosan "choose, taste, try" (class II strong verb; past tense ceas, pp. coren), from P.Gmc. *keusanan, from PIE base *geus- "to taste, relish" (see gusto). Variant spelling chuse is M.E., very frequent 16c.-18c. Only remotely related to choice. The irregular pp. leveled out to chosen by 1200.
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Chosen definition
spoken of warriors (Ex. 15:4; Judg. 20:16), of the Hebrew nation (Ps. 105:43; Deut. 7:7), of Jerusalem as the seat of the temple (1 Kings 11:13). Christ is the "chosen" of God (Isa. 42:1); and the apostles are "chosen" for their work (Acts 10:41). It is said with regard to those who do not profit by their opportunities that "many are called, but few are chosen" (Matt. 20:16). (See ELECTION.)
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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