peculiar people

plural noun

1. the Jews as being God’s chosen people. Deut. 14:2.
2. (usually initial capital letters) a name adopted by certain fundamentalist Christian sects, signifying their refusal to conform to any rule of conduct that is contrary to the letter or spirit of the Bible.

pl n

1. (sometimes capitals) a small sect of faith healers founded in London in 1838, having no ministers or external organization
2. the Jews considered as God’s elect