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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Eldersnoun
Etymology: from elder.
Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father, and the younger men as brethren. 1 Tim. v. 1.
Our elders say,
The barren, touched in this holy chase,
Shake off their steril curse. William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar.Among the Lacedæmonians, the chief magistrates, as they were, so they are called, elder men. Walter Raleigh, H. of the World.
The blushing youth their virtuous awe disclose,
And from their seats the reverend elders rose. George Sandys.Says the goose, if it will be no better, e’en carry your head as your elders have done before ye. Roger L'Estrange.
I lose my patience, and I own it too,
Where works are censur’d, not as bad, but new;
While, if our elders break all reason’s laws,
Those fools demand not pardon, but applause. Alexander Pope.At the board, and in private, it very well becometh children’s innocency to pray, and their elders to say amen. Richard Hooker.
Flea-bitten synod, an assembly brew’d
Of clerks and elders ana; like the rude
Chaos of presbytry, where laymen ride
With the tame woolpack clergy by their side. John Cleveland.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
ELDERS
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Elders is ranked #17258 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Elders surname appeared 1,641 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Elders.
89.4% or 1,468 total occurrences were White.
4.9% or 81 total occurrences were Black.
1.8% or 30 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.6% or 27 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.1% or 19 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.9% or 16 total occurrences were Asian.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Elders in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Elders in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Elders in a Sentence
Lots of people butt heads all the time, especially generational things, but that doesnt mean there cant be that respect and that you cant show love to people who may not be in your own generation, i think we can learn a lot of respect for each other and a lot of wisdom from our elders in the community.
We went to Wilmington in June to send JPMorganChase a message - 15 of us elders were arrested in front of their credit card headquarters in rocking chairs. At that time we were demanding that Chase quit funding fossil projects. We at Occupy Biden had the same message - we called on President Biden to declare a climate emergency and to end all new fossil projects.
Everyone is on their own in the Western world, and most of their needs are catered by government or insurance. However, in India, the infrastructure is not that strong. Elders expect their children to take care of them, as they did for their parents, children are more than happy to provide anything their parents need, but the communication gap leaves them clueless about their parents' true needs.
We don’t respect our elders —we don’t even respect our country, we’re stepping on our flag instead of stepping up to volunteer. And we mock the men and women that are fighting for us, but we praise the people that are fighting each other, guys.
Please be very cautious, encourage your elders to take precautions and continue to pray.
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