Elder (adjective)
Comparative of old: older, greater than another in age or seniority.
Elder (noun)
An older person or an older member, usually a leader, of some community.
“We were presented to the village elder.”
Elder (noun)
One who is older than another.
“Respect your elders.”
Elder (noun)
One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.
Elder (noun)
An officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities.
Elder (noun)
A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments.
“a travelling elder”
Elder (noun)
One ordained to the lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.
“After being a member of the Church for a while, Bill was ordained to the office of elder.”
“Jack had been an elder for only a few days when he received a new calling.”
Elder (noun)
Male missionary.
“The elders are coming over for dinner tonight.”
Elder (noun)
Title for a male missionary; title for a general authority.
“One of the long-time leaders in the Church is Elder Packer.”
Elder (noun)
A pagan or Heathen priest or priestess.
Elder (noun)
A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries
Elder (noun)
Any of the other species of the genus Sambucus: small trees, shrubs or herbaceous perennials with red, purple, or white/yellow berries (some of which are poisonous).
Elder (verb)
To admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meeting.
“I was eldered for directly responding to someone else’s message in meeting for worship.”
Older (adjective)
, elder, senior
“My older brother and I are Catholic twins. He’s older by eleven months, not quite a year older than me.”
Older (adjective)
elderly
“The thoughtful lad helped an older lady across the street.”
Elder (adjective)
(of one or more out of a group of associated people) of a greater age
“the elder of the two sons”
“my elder daughter”
Elder (adjective)
used to distinguish between related famous people with the same name
“Pliny the Elder”
Elder (noun)
people who are older than one
“schoolchildren were no less fascinated than their elders”
Elder (noun)
a person who is older than one by a specified length of time
“she was two years his elder”
Elder (noun)
a leader or senior figure in a tribe or other group
“a council of village elders”
Elder (noun)
an official in the early Christian Church, or of various Protestant Churches and sects
“he left the Church of which he had been an elder”
Elder (noun)
a member of a senate or governing body.
Elder (noun)
a small tree or shrub with pithy stems, white flowers, and bluish-black or red berries.
Elder (noun)
used in names of plants that resemble the elder in leaf or flower, e.g. ground elder.