PECULIAR PEOPLE


Meaning of PECULIAR PEOPLE in English

1. the Jews as being God's chosen people. Deut. 14:2.

2. a name adopted by certain fundamentalist Christian sects, signifying their refusal to conform to any rule of conduct that is contrary to the letter or spirit of the Bible.

[ 1485-95 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .