chosenness

chosenness

English

Etymology

chosen +‎ -ness

Noun

chosenness (uncountable)

1. The quality of being chosen.
   • 2009 May 2, Samuel G. Freedman, “In ‘Kings,’ Television Tackles the Conflicted Saul”, in New York Times‎:

     “How scary is it, in a culture of chosenness, to be the anointed king who’s rejected?”

Synonyms

• selectness
• (theology): election

Translations

quality of being chosen

Esperanto: elektiteco German: Auserwähltheit f

Hebrew: בחירת‎ Spanish: elegido (es) m, elegida (es) f, seleccionado (es) m, seleccionada (es) f