begotten
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- adjective
- /bɪˈɡɑːtən/
- Archaic
:
engendrado
- Christ was begotten by the Father, but not made by him.
- begotten son
- only begotten
Christ was begotten by the Father, but not made by him.
- Christ was begotten by the Father, but not made by him.
Examples
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According to the scripture, Jesus is the only begotten Son of God.
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You are begotten of God.
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- "For God so loved the world "that He gave His only begotten son.
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Same as Isaac, his only begotten son was offered in faith.
Blog text (6) -
He sent his only begotten Son to earth to suffer and die for our sins.
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This was, is, and will eternally be God's will, and to attain this inheritance, God made the ultimate sacrifice, His only begotten son, Jesus.
Blog text (26) -
We declare that in his divinity he was begotten of the Father before time, and in his humanity he was begotten in this last age of Mary the Virgin, the Mother of God, for us and for our salvation.
Academic text (1992) -
Every single one of those Sunday schools taught of his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.
Blog text (3) -
He looks down at the card: John 3:16: "For God so loved the world that he sent his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish but have everlasting life."
Fiction book (1994) -
In many religious teachings, believers are reminded that they are begotten of God through faith.
Synonyms
Made to exist or showing where someone comes from
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Surface Forms
Morphology
begotten = beget + en
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Etymology
Begotten comes from old English parts be-, meaning 'make' or 'cause', and get, meaning 'obtain' or 'get'. So to call someone begotten is to say they were 'brought into being' or simply 'born' by their parents, which is why the word is used in formal and religious talk about children.