peculiar people
Americanplural noun
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the Jews as being God's chosen people. Deuteronomy 14:2.
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(usually initial capital letters) a name adopted by certain fundamentalist Christian sects, signifying their refusal to conform to any rule of conduct that is contrary to the letter or spirit of the Bible.
plural noun
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(sometimes capitals) a small sect of faith healers founded in London in 1838, having no ministers or external organization
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the Jews considered as God's elect
Etymology
Origin of peculiar people
First recorded in 1485–95
Example Sentences
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“It’s only peculiar people like you that I want to impress.”
From BusinessWeek ● Jul. 5, 2011
The problem of the Christian majority, particularly in America," says Niebuhr, "is to come to terms with the stubborn will to live of the Jews as a peculiar people, both religiously and ethnically.
From Time Magazine Archive
Celestial visions had been familiar to every Jew from his infancy, and the constant personal communications of the Almighty with his peculiar people were still the most sacred traditions of the nation.
From Supernatural Religion, Vol. III. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Walter Richard Cassels
Nairn looked at him curiously, and remarking dryly that they were a very peculiar people, rose from his seat, and made it clear that he thought it time for bed.
From The Outspan Tales of South Africa by Sir Percy Fitzpatrick
We are told in Titus 2:14, that pilgrims are a peculiar people.
From The Palm Tree Blessing by W. E. Shepard
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