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chosenhood

chosenhood noun: the state of being chosen, especially that of being the Chosen People.

Noun

chosenhood (uncountable)

  1. The state of being chosen, especially that of being the Chosen People.
    • Unlike the festival Kiddush, the Sabbath Kiddush does not have the phrase asher bahar banu ("Who has chosen us") because the Sabbath was given at Marah and Israel's complete chosenhood did not take place until the giving of the Torah.1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 200

Origin of chosenhood

From chosen + -hood.

Questions about chosenhood

What does chosenhood mean?
Chosenhood means the state of being chosen, especially that of being the Chosen People.
What part of speech is chosenhood?
Chosenhood is a noun.

Words near chosenhood in the dictionary

  1. chosen violence
  2. chosen-ciphertext attack
  3. chosen-ciphertext attacks
  4. chosen-plaintext attack
  5. chosen-plaintext attacks
  6. chosenhood
  7. chosenite
  8. chosenites
  9. chosenness
  10. choseong
  11. choseongs

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