Those who are chosen for salvation.
To pick out; to select; to choose.
To select or take for an office; to select by vote; as, to elect a representative, a president, or a governor.
To designate, choose, or select, as an object of mercy or favor.
Catechumens who have been found ready by the community of faith to take part in the next celebration of the sacraments of initiation.
select by a vote for an office or membership; "We elected him chairman of the board"
choose; "I elected to have my funds deposited automatically"
selected as the best; "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges"
elected but not yet installed in office; "the president elect"
to pick out; choose: First-year students may elect French, Spanish, or German.
To choose, especially by preference.
Doctrine of Calvinism which asserts there are certain people chosen by God to salvation and grace and the rest are left to go to hell which really doesn't matter because they were going there anyway
The name given to catechumens who celebrate the Rite of Election on the first Sunday of Lent signifying their being chosen for the initiation sacraments.