"Eloi" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈiːlɔɪ/
Etymology: From French Éloi, from Medieval Latin Eligius, chiefly after Saint Eligius, from Latin ēligere (“to pick, to choose from”) + -ius (“-y: forming adjectives and names”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Éloi}} French Éloi, {{der|en|ML.|Eligius}} Medieval Latin Eligius, {{der|en|la|ēligō|ēligere|to pick, to choose from}} Latin ēligere (“to pick, to choose from”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Eloi
  1. A male given name Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, British fiction, Fictional characters, Time travel Related terms: Heloise Translations (Translations): Eloi (Catalan), Éloi (French), Eligius (Latin), Eloy (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Eloi-en-name-YXBLU7xd Disambiguation of British fiction: 88 12 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 69 31 Disambiguation of Time travel: 92 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈiːlɔɪ/
Etymology: From the fictional species in H.G. Wells' The Time Machine. Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Eloi pl (plural only)
  1. A group of people who have been domesticated or intentionally dumbed down. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-Eloi-en-noun-Bcwaz6zN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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