Elder
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An elder is someone with a degree of seniority or authority.
Elder or elders may refer to:
Positions
[edit]Administrative
[edit]- Elder (administrative title), a position of authority
Cultural
[edit]- North American Indigenous elder, a person who has and transmits cultural and philosophical knowledge
- Australian Aboriginal elder, one who has gained recognition as a custodian of knowledge and lore, often a leader in administrative matters
Religious
[edit]- "The elder", author of the Johannine epistles 2 John and 3 John in the New Testament
- Elder (Christianity), a person valued for their wisdom and, in some churches and denominations, holding an administrative or oversight role
- Elder (Methodist), an ordained minister with responsibilities to preach and teach
- Elder (Anglican), a learned minister with responsibilities to teach and/or innovate
- Elder (Latter Day Saints), a priesthood office in the Melchizedek priesthood
- Thero or Elder, an honorific term for senior Buddhist nuns and monks
Places
[edit]- Antarctica
- Elder Bluff, Palmer Land
- Elder Glacier, Victoria Land
- Elder Peak, Oates Land
- Mount Elder, South Shetland Islands
- Australia
- Elder Range, part of the Flinders Ranges in South Australia
- Electoral district of Elder, South Australia
- Elder Park, Adelaide, South Australia
- Canada
- Elder Island, Nunavut
- USA
In entertainment
[edit]- Elder (band), a rock/metal band from Boston
- Elders (Charmed), characters in the Charmed television series
- Elders of the Universe, supervillains appearing in Marvel Comics
- Mole Man or Harvey Rupert Elder, a fictional character in Marvel Comics
- The Elder, an independent film adaptation of the 1981 Kiss concept album Music from "The Elder
- "The Elder" (Star Wars: Visions), an episode of Star Wars: Visions
People
[edit]- Elder (surname), a list of people
- Elder (given name), a list of people
- Élder (footballer) (born 1976), a Brazilian former footballer Élder Alencar Machado de Campos
- List of people known as the Elder or the Younger
Plants
[edit]- Box elder, Acer negundo, North American species of maple
- Ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria), common edible garden perennial, widely considered a weed
- Yellow elder (Tecoma stans), flowering perennial shrub in the trumpet vine family
- Sambucus, also known as elder or elderberry, a genus of fast-growing shrubs or small trees
- Marsh elder or Iva, a genus of wind-pollinated plants in the daisy family
Other uses
[edit]- Elder (constructor), a former racing car constructor
- The Elders (organization), an international non-governmental organisation of statesmen, peace activists, and human rights advocates
- USS Elder (AN-20), a US Navy World War II anti-submarine net laying ship
- Elder High School, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Elders Limited, an Australian agribusiness company
- Elder Pharmaceuticals, a company headquartered in Mumbai, India
- An old English word for udder
See also
[edit]- Council of Elders (disambiguation)
- Eldership (disambiguation)
- Eider (disambiguation)
- Alder (disambiguation)
- Elderly, adjective for people with ages nearing or surpassing the life expectancy of human beings
- All pages with titles containing Elder