begotten
Brought into existence
Begotten is the past participle of beget, meaning to father or produce offspring.
The word survives mainly in religious and literary contexts: the only begotten Son of God.
Outside these set phrases, begotten sounds archaic.
The related adjective ill-begotten describes something obtained through improper means.
Fathered, especially animals
- fatheredProcreated as male
- conceivedOriginated in thought
- engenderedCaused to exist
- spawnedProduced offspring or results
fertilization · reproduction · paternity · offspring · issue · seed · loins · progenitor
Family line of descent
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- progenitorsOriginal ancestors of a lineage
- forebearsAncestral family members
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
descent · pedigree · heritage · forefathers · sires · patriarchs · matriarchs · dynastic
sired
Fathered, especially animals
- fatheredProcreated as male
- conceivedOriginated in thought
- engenderedCaused to exist
spawned · fertilization · reproduction · paternity · offspring · issue · seed · loins · progenitor · patriarch
ancestry
Family line of descent
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- progenitorsOriginal ancestors of a lineage
- forebearsAncestral family members
bloodline · descent · pedigree · heritage · forefathers · sires · patriarchs · matriarchs · dynastic · clan
genesis
Point of creation
generated · produced · arose · emerged · sprung · issued · derived · emanated · originated · source
divine
Of or from gods
scripture · theological · incarnation · gospel · John · creed · Trinity · Genesis · prophets · messiah
- Biblical Englishthou, thee, thy, thine, ye
- Trinity DisputesNicene Creed, consubstantial, subordinationism, Athanasius, Council of Nicaea
- ChristologyChristology, Jesus, incarnation, Jesus Christ, Christ
- ArianismAthanasius, Council of Nicaea, Nicene Creed, consubstantial, subordinationism
- creedsNicene Creed, Apostles' Creed, Athanasian Creed, creed, credo
begottenuncreated
Without origin or cause
self-existent · eternal · ungenerated · proceeding · made
begottenmade
Produced or constructed
created · constructed · manufactured · fabricated · cloned