Search for: Choice
2041 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ELECTION.8 (Noah Webster)
5. In theology, divine choice; predetermination of God, by which persons are distinguished as objects of mercy, become subjects of grace, are sanctified and prepared for heaven.
2042 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ELECTION.10 (Noah Webster)
6. The public choice of officers.
2043 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ELECTION.11 (Noah Webster)
7. The day of a public choice of officers.
2044 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ELECTIONEERING.2 (Noah Webster)
ELECTIONEERING, n. The arts or practices used for securing the choice of one to office.
2045 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ELECTIVE.1 (Noah Webster)
ELECTIVE, a. Dependent on choice, as an elective monarchy, in which the king is raised to the throne by election; opposed to hereditary.
2046 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ELECTIVE.3 (Noah Webster)
2. Pertaining to or consisting in choice or right of choosing; as elective franchise.
2047 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ELECTIVE.4 (Noah Webster)
3. Exerting the power of choice; as an elective act.
2048 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ELECTIVELY.1 (Noah Webster)
ELECTIVELY, adv. By choice; with preference of one to another.
2049 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ELECTOR.1 (Noah Webster)
… of choice; a person who has, by law or constitution, the right of voting for an officer, In free governments, the people or such of them as possess certain qualifications …
2050 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ELEGANCE.2 (Noah Webster)
In its primary sense, this word signified that which is choice or select, as distinguished from what is common.
2051 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ELIGIBLE.2 (Noah Webster)
1. Fit to be chosen; worthy of choice, preferable.
2052 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ELIGIBLY.1 (Noah Webster)
ELIGIBLY, adv. In a manner to be worthy of choice; suitably.
2053 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ELOCUTION.7 (Noah Webster)
4. In ancient treatises on oratory, the wording of a discourse; the choice and order of words; composition; the act of framing a writing or discourse.
2054 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ENFORCEDLY.1 (Noah Webster)
ENFORCEDLY, adv. By violence; not by choice.
2055 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. EXQUISITE.1 (Noah Webster)
EXQUISITE, a. s as z. [L. e xquisitus, from exquiro; ex and quaero, to seek.] Literally, sought out or searched for with care; whence, choice; select. Hence,
2056 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. FACILITY.3 (Noah Webster)
Though facility and hope of success might invite some other choice.
2057 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. FAR.5 (Noah Webster)
The nation far and near contend in choice.
2058 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. FIGURE.4 (Noah Webster)
A good figure, or person, in man or woman, gives credit at first sight to the choice of either.
2059 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. FLOWER.7 (Noah Webster)
The choice and flower of all things profitable the Psalms do more briefly contain.
2060 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. FOUND.10 (Noah Webster)
6. To set; to place; to establish on a basis. Christianity is founded on the rock of ages. Dominion is sometimes founded on conquest; sometimes on choice or voluntary consent.