only-begotten
Britishadjective
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O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.
From BBC ● May 5, 2023
This gives us the Logos, or the only-begotten.
From Buchanan's Journal of Man, September 1887 Volume 1, Number 8 by Buchanan, Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes)
God so loved the world, that He gave His only-begotten Son....
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard
"Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to prepare the ways of Thy only-begotten Son: that by His Coming we may be worthy to serve Thee with purified minds."
From Ortus Christi Meditations for Advent by Paul, Mother St.
And while he was speaking, the holy man said, "My hour of death is come; blessed be the name of the Lord for all his mercies to me, through the merits of his only-begotten Son."
From Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry by Yeats, W. B. (William Butler)
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