Meanings
plural respecters of persons
- Someone who treats people according to their rank, status or importance.
Be careful: a hurricane is no respecter of persons.
1 more example
Then Peter opened his mouth, and ſaid, Of a trueth I perceiue þᵗ God is no reſpecter of perſons:
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 10:34Synonyms: accepter
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomeone who treats people according to their rank, status or importance.
Origin
- Koine Greekπροσωπολήμπτης
- Englishrespecter of persons
Probably originally from Acts 10:34 in the King James Version of the Bible, translating Koine Greek προσωπολήμπτης (prosōpolḗmptēs).
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