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be·got·ten

(bĭ-gŏt′n)

A past participle of beget.

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begotten

(bɪˈɡɒtən)

a past participle of beget

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be•get

(bɪˈgɛt)

v.t. be•got, be•got•ten be•got, be•get•ting.

1. (esp. of a male parent) to generate (offspring).

2. to produce as an effect: a belief that power begets power.

[before 1000; Middle English begeten, biyeten, Old English begetan, c. Old High German bigezzan, Gothic bigitan]

be•get′ter, n.

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Adj.

begotten - (of offspring) generated by procreation; "naturally begotten child"

biological - of parents and children; related by blood; "biological child"

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begotten

[bɪˈgɒtn] PP of beget God gave His only Begotten Son → Dios entregó a su Unigénito

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begotten

ptp of beget; the only begotten son → der eingeborene Sohn

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And of his fatness it would seem had been begotten his good nature with its allied laziness.

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How often we sang,'Very God, begotten not created'.

Jesus'spiritual DNA

'For God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son...' (Jn.

The look of Christmas

the wavy cloak fern, eternally begotten of the fleabane,

Profession of Flora

For he did not say, "Baptizing them in the name of the Incorporeal and the Incarnate," or, "in the Immortal and the One who has suffered death," or, "in the Unbegotten and the Begotten," but, "in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit," in order that, adhering to the natural meaning of the names ...

Augustine's de Trinitate 5 and the problem of the divine names "father" and "son"

third person of this triangle, begotten of the self-giving union of man

Forgetting the begetting: why the abortion question is fundamental

GOD so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Pray

Comparatively few readers, however, are familiar with Wells's second Martian-invasion novel, 1937's Star Begotten: A Biological Fantasia.

Wells, H. G. Star Begotten: A Biological Fantasia

He begets not, nor is He begotten and there is nothing like unto Him.

Letter: Viewpoints - Straight to the point

STAR BEGOTTEN was first published in 1937 and is a short novel--second of a series by Wells--which covers discoveries in genetic mutations.

Star Begotten: A Biological Fantasia

And when we are tempted to draw a line in the sand dividing the world into freedom-loving people and diabolical monsters, we should remember to look at the plank (or bomb or secret prison) in our own eye and recall that many of the terrorists we fear and hate were begotten by antiterrorist policies that undermine our democratic freedoms.

Character assassination: Hollywood tries to overcome the one-dimensional portrayal of terrorist villains by going inside their hearts and minds

By far my favourites are: Lo, How A Rose E're Blooming (Book of Praise 151) and Of Eternal Love Begotten (BP 163).

With glorious splendour

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