chosen one

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chosen one

noun chosen ones

  1. informal A character in a narrative work who is predestined to save the world or accomplish some other grand and heroic deed; one who is predestined to become the one. Many of these fantasy novels feature a main character portrayed as a chosen one who will save everyone else.

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noun character destined to save the world

Españolel elegido, la elegida
한국어선택된 자 seontaekdoen ja
日本語選ばれし者 erabareshimono
हिन्दीचुना हुआ cunā huā, चुनी हुई cunī huī
Portuguêso escolhido, a escolhida
Françaisl'élu, l'élue
DeutschAuserwählter, Auserwählte, Auserkorener, Auserkorene
Italianoquello scelto, quella scelta, il prescelto, la prescelta
Ελληνικάεκλεκτός eklektós, εκλεκτή eklektí
Русскийизбранный izbrannyj
العربيةالْمُخْتَار al-muḵtār, الْمُخْتَارَة al-muḵtāra
עבריתהנבחר ha-nivchár, הנבחרה ha-nivchará

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@misc{chosen_one_2026,
  title = {chosen one},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chosen%20one},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}