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
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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 Joseph Cullen Ayer
Hence, since "begotten" implies relation in God, "unbegotten" belongs also to relation.
From Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Thomas Aquinas
The unbegotten, everlasting God; Unmade, eternal, all-pervading power; Center and source of all things, high and low, Maker and master of the Universe— Ah, nay, the mighty Universe itself!
From The Feast of the Virgins and Other Poems by Hanford Lennox Gordon
Or that there be understood in the term "unbegotten" that He is not in any way derived from another; and not only that He is not from another by way only of generation.
From Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Thomas Aquinas
Objection 1: It would seem that it is not proper to the Father to be unbegotten.
From Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Thomas Aquinas
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