peculiar people
plural noun
1
: God's own chosen people
—used by various Christians to emphasize their nonconformity to the world
2
capitalized both Ps
: an Evangelical Christian organization founded in England in the 19th century that holds to essentially fundamentalist doctrines and practices divine healing to the extent of refusing medical aid
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“Peculiar people.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peculiar%20people. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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