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What is "unbegotten"

The Collaborative International Dictionary
Unbegotten

Unbegot \Un`be*got"\, Unbegotten \Un`be*got"ten\, a. [Pref. un- not + begot, begotten.] Not begot; not yet generated; also, having never been generated; self-existent; eternal.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
unbegotten

1530s, from un- (1) "not" + begotten.

Wiktionary
unbegotten

a. Not begotten.

Usage examples of "unbegotten".

But only the love of both is neither begotten nor unbegotten, because it is neither son nor offspring, and yet does in some sort derive existence from another.