What does unigeniture mean?
Unigeniture means (theology) The state of being the sole begotten..
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/ˌjuːnɪˈd͡ʒɛnɪtjʊə/ · noun
(theology) The state of being the sole begotten..
1868, Rev. J. Gorle, An Analysis of Pearson on the Creed Though therefore Christ be the only-begotten and the beloved Son of God, we must not regard these two attributes as equivalent in meaning, but as one depending on the other, the singular love on the unigeniture.
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Unigeniture means (theology) The state of being the sole begotten..
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1868, Rev. J. Gorle, An Analysis of Pearson on the Creed Though therefore Christ be the only-begotten and the beloved Son of God, we must not regard these two attributes as equivalent in meaning, but as one depending on the other, the singular love on the unigeniture.
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