Word Finder - elder

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An older person or an older member, usually a leader, of some community.

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We were presented to the village elder.

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One who is older than another.

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Respect your elders.

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One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.

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An officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities.

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A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments.

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a travelling elder

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One ordained to the lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.

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After being a member of the Church for a while, Bill was ordained to the office of elder.

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Male missionary.

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The elders are coming over for dinner tonight.

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(often capitalized) Title for a male missionary; title for a general authority.

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One of the long-time leaders in the Church is Elder Packer.

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A pagan or Heathen priest or priestess.

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To admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meeting.

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I was eldered for directly responding to someone else's message in meeting for worship.

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Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.

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an old abandoned building;  an old friend

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Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.

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I find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with.

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Having existed or lived for the specified time.

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How old are they? She’s five years old and he's seven. We also have a young teen and a two-year-old child.

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(heading) Of an earlier time.

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Tiresome after prolonged repetition.

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Your constant pestering is getting old.

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Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.

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A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)

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We're having a good old time. My next car will be a big old SUV.  My wife makes the best little old apple pie in Texas.

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Excessive, abundant.