people

people [-s] n

AFr poeple < L. populum < populus, the people see person, n.

1. Human beings; individuals.
2. Masses; generations; large numbers of human beings.
3. Mourners; those paying their respects to deceased persons.
4. Creatures; animals, birds, or insects.
5. Parties; concerned participants.
6. Exotic nations; foreign cultures.
7. Children of God; faithful believers; partakers of salvation through Jesus Christ.
8. Souls; angels; spirits of human beings who have died.
9. [Fig.] corpses; dead bodies.
10. [Fig.] Plants; trees; evergreens.
11. [Fig.] Suitors; admirers.