self-begottenadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfbᵻˈɡɒtn/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfbəˈɡɑtn/

Forms: see self- prefix and begotten adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, begotten adj.

Etymology: < self- prefix + begotten adj.

Begotten without external cause or influence; self-generated; self-produced.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [adjective] > begotten > self

self-begotten1635

self-begot1667

1635 A. Gil tr. in Sacred Philos. Holy Script. i. viii. 38 Onely the Caldees, and Hebrewes, have learn'd true wisdomes lore; Who selfe-begotten [Gk. Ἀυτογένεθλον] God and King in puritie adore.

1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 1699 That self-begott'n bird In the Arabian woods embost.

1797 Monthly Mag. Suppl. No. 19, 20 July 511/2 Souls of this kind..possess a self-begotten, and self-vital essence.

1833 J. H. Newman Arians 4th Cent. ii. 213 Iamblichus, e.g. calls the Son αὐτóγονος, self-begotten.

1875 H. Ellison Stones from Quarry 198 Thy poor brain, nearly gone, serves but to feed Its self-begotten maggots.

1931 N. Cameron tr. C. Kerényi Gods of Greeks xii. 192 Our ancestors seem to have regarded him as a self-begotten divinity.

1970 Guardian 13 Aug. 7/2 Whatever acknowledges criteria or aims of any sort, even the self-begotten or self-validating, isn't a revolution at all.

2009 Asian Theatre Jrnl. 26 311 Brahma, the creator of life in the Hindu trinity, is believed to have been self-begotten.

Derivatives

self-beˈgottenly adv. rare as a self-begotten person or thing.

ΚΠ

1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 574 Its Own-Parent, and its Own-Ofspring, and said to have sprung out, αὐτογόνως Self-begottenly.

1997 J. G. Pipkin Line Invisible (Ph.D. thesis, Rice Univ.) iii. 156 Romanticism self-begottenly burst forth with the publication of Lyrical Ballads.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-begotten
释义	self-begottenadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfbᵻˈɡɒtn/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfbəˈɡɑtn/ Forms: see self- prefix and begotten adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, begotten adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + begotten adj. Begotten without external cause or influence; self-generated; self-produced. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [adjective] > begotten > self self-begotten1635 self-begot1667 1635 A. Gil tr. in Sacred Philos. Holy Script. i. viii. 38 Onely the Caldees, and Hebrewes, have learn'd true wisdomes lore; Who selfe-begotten [Gk. Ἀυτογένεθλον] God and King in puritie adore. 1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 1699 That self-begott'n bird In the Arabian woods embost. View more context for this quotation 1797 Monthly Mag. Suppl. No. 19, 20 July 511/2 Souls of this kind..possess a self-begotten, and self-vital essence. 1833 J. H. Newman Arians 4th Cent. ii. 213 Iamblichus, e.g. calls the Son αὐτóγονος, self-begotten. 1875 H. Ellison Stones from Quarry 198 Thy poor brain, nearly gone, serves but to feed Its self-begotten maggots. 1931 N. Cameron tr. C. Kerényi Gods of Greeks xii. 192 Our ancestors seem to have regarded him as a self-begotten divinity. 1970 Guardian 13 Aug. 7/2 Whatever acknowledges criteria or aims of any sort, even the self-begotten or self-validating, isn't a revolution at all. 2009 Asian Theatre Jrnl. 26 311 Brahma, the creator of life in the Hindu trinity, is believed to have been self-begotten. Derivatives self-beˈgottenly adv. rare as a self-begotten person or thing. ΚΠ 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 574 Its Own-Parent, and its Own-Ofspring, and said to have sprung out, αὐτογόνως Self-begottenly. 1997 J. G. Pipkin Line Invisible (Ph.D. thesis, Rice Univ.) iii. 156 Romanticism self-begottenly burst forth with the publication of Lyrical Ballads. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1635
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