Chosen
Divinely picked group
Chosen is the past participle of choose, used as an adjective to describe something or someone that has been selected: the chosen candidate, a chosen few.
It often implies special status or divine selection: the chosen one, God's chosen people.
As a noun, the chosen refers to those who have been selected, typically for privilege or destiny.
Fixed by fate
- fatedDetermined by destiny
- predestinedDecided in advance
- ordainedOfficially appointed to ministry
- calledContacted by phone
anointed · blessed · prophesied · marked · meant to be · divine · providence · purpose
Superior select group
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- specialUnlike the ordinary
- selectCarefully pick from options
few · inner circle · VIP · exceptional · distinguished · superior · worthy · deserving
Deliberately chosen
- pickedChose from options
- handpickedPersonally selected with care
- designatedOfficially selected beforehand
- appointedAssigned to office
nominated · elected · singled out · favored · preferred · shortlisted · tapped · recruited
destined
Fixed by fate
- fatedDetermined by destiny
- predestinedDecided in advance
- ordainedOfficially appointed to ministry
called · anointed · blessed · prophesied · marked · meant to be · divine · providence · purpose · mission
elite
Superior select group
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- specialUnlike the ordinary
select · few · inner circle · VIP · exceptional · distinguished · superior · worthy · deserving · meritocracy
selected
Deliberately chosen
- pickedChose from options
- handpickedPersonally selected with care
- designatedOfficially selected beforehand
appointed · nominated · elected · singled out · favored · preferred · shortlisted · tapped · recruited · drafted
Israel
Middle Eastern nation
Abraham · Moses · Torah · Hebrew · diaspora · exodus · commandments · holy · scripture · tribes
Chosenrejected
Refused or turned away
unchosen · passed over · excluded · dismissed · overlooked
Chosenthe masses
Common populace collectively
ordinary · common · unremarkable · undistinguished · rank and file
Chosenrandom
Occurring without pattern
accidental · arbitrary · chance · undesignated · unselected
- chosen oneProphesied special individual
- chosen familiesIntentional kinship networks
- chose sidesSelected a faction
- the chosen oneProphesied hero figure
- chosen familyIntentionally formed kinship network
- chosen hero