only-begotten
Being the only child of one’s parentBeing the only child of one’s parent (especially one’s father)
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Being the only child of one’s parent (especially one’s father)
(not comparable)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.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From Middle English oonlybigeten, equivalent to only + begotten. Compare also Middle EngliFrom 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).
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