chosen
[choh-zuh n]
- a past participle of choose.
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- selected from several; preferred: my chosen profession.
- Theology. elect(def 9).
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Their chosenness seems self-evident, but rooted in their start as underdogs.
chosen
- the past participle of choose
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- selected or picked out, esp for some special quality
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Chosen
- the official name for Korea when it was a Japanese province (1910–45)
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Word Origin and History for chosenness
chosen
n.
"the elect, the select," especially those selected by God, c.1200, from past participle of choose (v.). Chosen people for "the Jews" is recorded from 1530s.
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