the chosen people
Primarily a religious term referring to a group selected by God, especially in Judeo-Christian contexts. Also used metaphorically for any group that considers itself specially selected.
The Jewish people are regarded as God's chosen people in the Old Testament.
They seem to think of themselves as the chosen ones.
elitism; chosen people ideology
sense of being the chosen people; elitist consciousness
Compound of 選 (sen, 'select') and 民 (min, 'people'). The term is a direct translation of the Western religious concept of 'chosen people' and has no ancient Japanese origin.