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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Choicest

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Choice

Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Choice

CHOICE, noun

1. The act of choosing; the voluntary act of selecting or separating from two or more things that which is preferred; or the determination of the mind in preferring one thing to another; election.

Ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my moth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. Acts 15:7.

2. The power of choosing; option.

Where there is force, there can be no choice

Of these alternatives we have our own choice

3. Care in selecting; judgment or skill in distinguishing what is to be preferred, and in giving a preference.

I imagine Cesars apothems were collected with judgment and choice

4. The thing chosen; that which is approved and selected in preference to others; selection.

Nor let thy conquests only be her choice

5. The best part of any thing; that which is preferable, and properly the object of choice

In the choice of our sepulchers bury thy dead. Genesis 23:6.

6. The act of electing to office by vote; election.

To make choice of, to choose; to select; to separate and take in preference.

CHOICE, adjective

1. Worthy of being preferred; select; precious; very valuable.

My choicest hours of life are lost.

My revenue is better than choice silver. Proverbs 8:10.

2. Holding dear; preserving or using with care, as valuable; frugal; as, to be choice of time or of advantages.

3. Selecting with care, and due attention to preference; as, to be choice of ones company.


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Choice-drawn

CHOICE-DRAWN, adjective Selected with particular care.


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Choiceless

CHOICELESS, adjective Not having the power of choosing; not free.


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Choicely

CHOICELY, adverb

1. With care in choosing; with nice regard to preference; with exact choice; as a band of men choicely collected.

2. Valuably; excellently; preferably; curiously.

3. With great care; carefully; as a thing choicely preserved.


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Choiceness

CHOICENESS, noun Valuableness; particular value or worth; as the choiceness of a plant or of wine.


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  • Included in Strongs: Yes
  • Included in Thayers: No
  • Included in BDB: Yes

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