people

people
In the OT, the term designates the whole body of Israelites who are distinct from the nations of the world (Num. 23:9). This is the case in the NT (Luke 1:68; Rom. 11:1–2) but it is soon used for the new people of God, that is, the Christians (Tit. 2:14; 1 Pet. 2:9). The ‘people of the land’ came to be a derogatory term for the ignorant and non-observing Jews after the Return from Exile (Ezra 10:2; John 7:49), though earlier it had apparently referred to a more influential group in society (2 Kgs. 23:30).

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  • People — Peo ple, n. [OE. peple, people, OF. pueple, F. peuple, fr. L. populus. Cf. {Populage}, {Public}, {Pueblo}.] 1. The body of persons who compose a community, tribe, nation, or race; an aggregate of individuals forming a whole; a community; a nation …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • People — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda People es una revista estadounidense de carácter semanal, que trata acerca de las celebridades e historias de interés general, publicada por Time Inc. En 2006, tenía una tirada de 3.750.000 ejemplares e ingresos… …   Wikipedia Español

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  • people — [ pipɶl ] adj. inv. et n. m. inv. • 1988; mot angl., de people journalism, genre journalistique ♦ Anglic. 1 ♦ Presse, magazine people, qui traite des vedettes, des personnalités (notamment de leur vie privée). 2 ♦ N. m. inv. Célébrité recherchée… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • People (EP) — People Extended Play von Animal Collective Veröffentlichung 23. Oktober 2006 (Australien) 22. Januar 2007 (UK) 23. Januar 2007 (US) Aufnahme 2005 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • People — (von engl. people „Volk“, „Leute“) ist eine wöchentlich erscheinende US amerikanische Zeitschrift. Das Magazin wurde von Time Warner als Auslagerung der People Seite im Time Magazine herausgebracht und erscheint seit 1974. Die Zeitschrift… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • People — also People Magazine trademark a US magazine that contains short articles and pictures of famous people, especially people who appear on television and in films or sports people People 2 People, The trademark a British ↑tabloid newspaper sold… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • people — I noun citizenry, commonality, community, community at large, country, cultures, general public, humanity, inhabitants, multitude, nation, national group, nationality, persons, populace, population, race, society, state II index community, family …   Law dictionary

  • people — late 13c., humans, persons in general, from Anglo Fr. people, O.Fr. peupel, from L. populus people, of unknown origin, possibly from Etruscan. Replaced native FOLK (Cf. folk). Meaning body of persons comprising a community first recorded late 13c …   Etymology dictionary

  • people — UK US /ˈpiːpl/ noun [plural] ► HR the people who work for a particular organization or person: »Firms need to keep investing both in infrastructure and their people. »Your people can talk to my people about percentages …   Financial and business terms

  • People — Peo ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Peopled} p. pr. & vb. n. {Peopling}.] [Cf. OF. popler, puepler, F. puepler. Cf. {Populate}.] To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate. Peopled heaven with angels. Dryden. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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