begetting

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begetting

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of beget

noun begettings

The act or product of one who begets. The gods' begettings in the Theogony are reminiscent of the biblical human begettings in the Old Testament and emphasize their being in nature, unlike the Judaic God outside of it.

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@misc{begetting_2026,
  title = {begetting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/begetting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}