unigeniture

English

Alternative forms

• unogeniture (rare)

Etymology

From Latin unigenitus (“only-begotten”), from unus (“one”) + genitum (“to beget”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌjuːnɪˈd͡ʒɛnɪtjʊə/, /ˌjuːnɪˈd͡ʒɛnɪtʃə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌjunɪˈd͡ʒɛnɪt͡ʃɚ/
• Hyphenation: uni‧gen‧i‧ture

Noun

unigeniture (uncountable)

1. (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.

Translations

theology: state of being the sole begotten