Child
nounproper nountop 1 000 in film dialogue
A surname.
noun
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Variant of child often used when referring to GodAlternative letter-case form of child often used when referring to God (Jesus) or another important child who is understood from context.
He appeared as an only begotten Child, as a Child calling us to be children also, and yet with this difference, that He and His Father maintained a holy intimacy with each other which no one dared to share.
This emendation is echoed in Thekla's reunion with Paul outside the city, where she offers the following prayer of thanksgiving: God, King and Blessed Creator of everything, and Father of your great and only begotten Child, I give you thanks.
proper noun
- 1
A surname.