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God's Only Begotten Son
Begotten
BEGOT’, BEGOT’TEN, participle passive of get. Procreated; generated.
SELF-EXIST’ENT, adjective Existing by its own nature or essense, independent of any other cause. God is the only self-existent being.
PRE-EXIST’ENT, adjective Existing beforehand; preceding in existence.
EVERL’ASTING, adjective [ever and lasting.] Lasting or enduring for ever; eternal; existing or continuing without end; immortal.
1. Perpetual; continuing indefinitely, or during the present state of things.
2. In popular usage, endless; continual; unintermitted; as, the family is disturbed with everlasting disputes.
EVERL’ASTING, noun Eternity; eternal duration, past and future.
IMMOR’TAL, adjective [Latin immortalis. See Mortal.]
1. Having no principle of alteration or corruption; exempt from death; having life or being that shall never end; as an immortal soul. (*God alone hath immortality)
2. Never ending; everlasting; continual.
3. Perpetual; having unlimited existence.
4. Destined to live in all the ages of this world; imperishable; as immortal fame.
ETER’NAL, adjective [Latin oeternus, composed of oevum and ternus, oeviternus, Varro. The origin of the last component part of the word is not obvious. It occurs in diuturnus, and seems to denote continuance.]
1. Without beginning or end of existence.
2. Without beginning of existence.
3. Without end of existence or duration; everlasting; endless; immortal.
4. Perpetual; ceaseless; continued without intermission.
5. Unchangeable; existing at all times without change; as eternal truth.
ETER’NAL, noun An appellation of God.
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