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noun

Filiation n.

The relationship of a son or child to a parent, esp. to a father. "The relation of paternity and filiation."

(Law) The assignment of a bastard child to some one as its father; affiliation.

Descent from, or as if from, a parent; relationship like that of a son; as, to determine the filiation of a language.

One that is derived from a parent or source; an offshoot; as, the filiations are from a common stock.

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Etymology of 'Filiation'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Filiation" Quotes from Famous Books

... Love must have an object, and from eternity the Father was not alone. The only-begotten and well-beloved Son was with Him, dwelt in His bosom, and shared His glory. The Filiation or Sonship of our Lord follows the statement of His proper name and the declaration of His Messiahship. It is expressed in the designation, "Only Son," which is His divine name, peculiar to Himself, incommunicable to any other being. He is the Son of the Father, ...

— Exposition of the Apostles Creed • James Dodds

Words linked to "Filiation" : crossbred, family relationship, bloodline, bilateral descent, hereditary pattern, derivation, lineage, descent, filiate, relationship, purebred, origin, unilateral descent, line of descent, extraction