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Unigenitus

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin ūnigenitus (only begotten); its opening words were "unigenitus dei filius", meaning "only begotten son of God".

Proper noun

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Unigenitus

  1. (Christianity, historical) An apostolic constitution in the form of a papal bull promulgated by Pope Clement XI in 1713, which condemned 101 propositions of Pasquier Quesnel.