only-begotten en · 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).
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Being the only child of one’s parent (especially one’s father)
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(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 (11)
es unigénito (theology) · pt unigênito (being the only child of one’s parent) · it unigenito (being the only child of one’s parent) · es unigénito (being the only child of one’s parent) · grc μονογενής (being the only child of one’s parent) · pt unigénito (being the only child of one’s parent) · la ūnigenitus (being the only child of one’s parent) · is eingetinn (being the only child of one’s parent) · sv enfödd (being the only child of one’s parent) · ja ひとりっこ (being the only child of one’s parent) · hy միածին (being the only child of one’s parent)