Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

respecter of persons

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: re-specter of per-sons
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who treats people according to their rank, status or importance.

Example Sentences

"Be careful: a hurricane is no respecter of persons."
"Then Peter opened his mouth, and ſaid, Of a trueth I perceiue þᵗ God is no reſpecter of perſons:"

Etymology

Probably originally from Acts 10:34 in the King James Version of the Bible, translating Koine Greek προσωπολήμπτης (prosōpolḗmptēs).

Inflected Forms

respecters of persons (plural)

Phrases

have respect of persons

Frequently Paired Words

have respect of persons

Synonyms

accepter

Questions

What does respecter of persons mean?: Someone who treats people according to their rank, status or importance.
Where does respecter of persons come from?: Probably originally from Acts 10:34 in the King James Version of the Bible, translating Koine Greek προσωπολήμπτης (prosōpolḗmptēs).

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