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Elders
/ˈɛldəz/
An older person or an older member, usually a leader, of some community.
📖 Definitions of "Elders"
- 1
An older person or an older member, usually a leader, of some community.
"We were presented to the village elder."
- 2
One who is older than another.
"Respect your elders."
- 3
One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.
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An officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities.
- 1
To admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meeting.
"I was eldered for directly responding to someone else's message in meeting for worship."
- 1
A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries
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Any of the other species of the genus Sambucus: small trees, shrubs or herbaceous perennials with red, purple, or white/yellow berries (some of which are poisonous).
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Elders"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| seniornoun | (now chiefly US) An old person. |
| oldernoun | A surname. |
| bignoun | Someone or something that is large in stature. |
| elderberry bushnoun | any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit |
| adultsnoun | A person who has reached the legal age of majority. |
| agednoun | (with definite article, collective) Old people, collectively. |
| agingnoun | The process of becoming older or more mature. |
| alumninoun | (sometimes proscribed) An individual alumnus or alumna. |
| ancestorsnoun | an American five-piece doom metal ensemble, residing in Los Angeles, California, United States. |
| anciensnoun | — |
| ancientnoun | A person who lived in ancient times. |
| ancientsnoun | The people of classical antiquity, especially such writers and philosophers. |
| buddhistnoun | A practitioner of the religion and philosophy of Buddhism. |
| chiefsnoun | The (formerly known as the Waikato Chiefs and officially called the Gallagher Chiefs for sponsorship reasons) a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Hamilton, Waikato. |
| deansnoun | An unincorporated community in South Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. |
| elderliesnoun | The quality or state of being elderly |
| elderlynoun | (with definite article, collective) Older people as a whole. |
| formernoun | Someone who forms something; a maker; a creator or founder. |
| headsnoun | One side of a coin: |
| leadersnoun | an American Christian metal band from Hollister, California. |
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