filiation

• Still will the eternal filiation, or Sonship of the Word from the Father; still will the Trinity of the Deity, the redemption, and the thereto necessary assumption of humanity by the Word, 'who is with God, and is God,' remain truths: and still will the vital head-and-heart FAITH in these truths, be the living and only fountain of all true virtue. —  Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey
• It is from this precedent that the superiors of the Order give letters of filiation, as they are called, in virtue of which the holders participate in the merits of all the practices of the community. —  The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi
• For this reason, we cannot ignore the fact that, day after day, Mary-offering with Her Son-paid a price of suffering beyond measure for all men, for all the redeemed to whom divine filiation was restored. —  Latest Articles
• "Sebastian's genetic mother has other potential legal avenues: first, to be listed on Sebastian's birth certificate; second ... to execute a statutorily prescribed acknowledgment of paternity [filiation]; and third, to obtain a judicial order of filiation," Glen wrote. —  Law.com - Newswire
• However, she added, the Surrogate Court lacks the jurisdiction to grant any of those three options, and only the filiation order would likely be subject to "full faith and credit." —  Law.com - Newswire

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