genitor
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of genitor
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin, equivalent to geni- (variant stem of gignere to beget) + -tor -tor; cognate with Greek genétōr, Sanskrit janitar-
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It is sad that a genitor after Roosevelt's own heart should be entirely forgotten.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now generation signifies something in process of being made, whereas paternity signifies the complement of generation; and therefore the name "Father" is more expressive as regards the divine person than genitor or begettor.
From Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Thomas Aquinas
This, however, in strict grammatical language, is an approach to gender rather than gender itself; the difference from true grammatical gender being as follows:— Let the Latin words genitor and genitrix be declined:— Sing.
From A Handbook of the English Language by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham
Therefore the more proper name of the divine person is begetter and genitor than Father.
From Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Thomas Aquinas
He is the father, pater et genitor, of all beings.
From The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion by Daniel Garrison Brinton
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