Word: election
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
lec
tion
Definition: In Calvinism, God's predestination of saints including all of the elect.
Morphemes:
Affix: elect
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In Calvinist theology, one foreordained to Heaven. In other Christian theologies, someone chosen by God for salvation.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ē-
Language: la
Decoded: e-
Meaning: out
Affix: legō
Language: la
Decoded: lego
Meaning: to pick out, pick, gather, collect, etc.
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.