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only-begotten

adj

Etymology

From Middle English oonlybigeten, equivalent to only + begotten. Compare also Middle English only geten, oonly geten (“only-begotten”, literally “only-gotten”) and Middle English onbygoten, oon be-gotyn, one bygeten, oon bigetun, oon bigeten (“only-begotten”, literally “one-begotten”). Calque of Latin ūnigenitus, itself a calque of Ancient Greek μονογενής (monogenḗs).

  1. derived from μονογενής
  2. calqued from ūnigenitus
  3. inherited from oonlybigeten

Definitions

  1. Being the only child of one’s parent (especially one’s father)

  2. One of the attributes of Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God the Father.

    • Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed And [we believe] in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God.

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