unbegotten
Americanadjective
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not yet begotten; as yet unborn.
decisions that will affect our unbegotten children.
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without a beginning; eternal.
Etymology
Origin of unbegotten
Example Sentences
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Since he is comprehended by no one, and is invisible, eternal, and unbegotten, he was in silence and profound quiescence in the boundless ages.
From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Ayer, Joseph Cullen
Kill me, and generations die.'—So, of old, the unbegotten lived within the virgin; who then loved her God, as new-made mothers their babes ere born.
From Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II by Melville, Herman
Therefore to be unbegotten belongs also to the essence; thus it is not proper to the Father.
From Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
Therefore, if paternity be removed, there still remains the hypostasis of the Father as unbegotten.
From Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
How wrong to yourself, how infinitely more wrong to your still unborn and unbegotten children!
From The British Barbarians by Allen, Grant
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