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unigeniture

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌjuːnɪˈd͡ʒɛnɪtjʊə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌjuːnɪˈd͡ʒɛnɪtʃə/
  • General-American: /ˌjunɪˈd͡ʒɛnɪt͡ʃɚ/

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noun

Meaning 1

The state of being the sole begotten.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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