Only-begotten
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Only-begotten is an adjective meaning Being the only child of one’s parent (especially one’s father).
Meaning
Being the only child of one’s parent (especially one’s father).
More Meanings
- (Christianity theology) One of the attributes of Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God the Father.
Example Sentences
Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed And [we believe] in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include onlyborn, unigenital, ill-begotten, secondborn, begotten, firstborn.
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