unigeniture
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Latin unigenitus (“only-begotten”), from unus (“one”) + genitum (“to beget”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌjuːnɪˈd͡ʒɛnɪtjʊə/, /ˌjuːnɪˈd͡ʒɛnɪtʃə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌjunɪˈd͡ʒɛnɪt͡ʃɚ/
- Hyphenation: uni‧gen‧i‧ture
Noun
editunigeniture (uncountable)
- (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.
- 1868, Rev. J. Gorle, An Analysis of Pearson on the Creed
Translations
edittheology: state of being the sole begotten