only-begotten
English
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”).
Adjective
only-begotten (not comparable)
- Being the only child of one’s parent (especially one’s father)
- (Christian theology) 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.
- Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed
Translations
being the only child of one’s parent
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