Generant

//ˈd͡ʒɛnəɹənt// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Something or someone that generates; a generator.

    "Some believe It [the soul] came from the Moon, others from the Stars, or vast spaces of the Æther above the Planets; some that 'tis made by God, some by Angels, and some by the Generant"

  2. 2
    A generatrix.
Adjective
  1. 1
    generative; producing
  2. 2
    acting as a generant.

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"Some believe It [the soul] came from the Moon, others from the Stars, or vast spaces of the Æther above the Planets; some that 'tis made by God, some by Angels, and some by the Generant"

Etymology

From Latin generans.

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