noun

ēlectĭo

gen. ēlectōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd

a choice; selection; the election •

a choice, selection, * Cic. Or. 20, 68; Quint. 1, 12, 4; Prooem. § 2; 3, 4, 8; Vell. 2, 72 fin.; Tac. A. 6, 22; id. Or. 23 al.: vitiatarum electiones, i. e. the option given to a violated maiden, whether her ravisher shall be put to death or shall marry her, Tac. Or. 35.—Esp. of the election of believers to the divine favor (eccl. Lat.), Vulg. Rom. 9, 11; id. 1 Thess. 1, 4.

Perseus ID: n15413 Key: electio