virgin birth

noun

Theology. the doctrine or dogma that, by the miraculous agency of God, the birth of Christ did not impair or prejudice the virginity of Mary.Compare Immaculate Conception.

Zoology. parthenogenesis; parturition by a female who has not copulated.

Origin of virgin birth

First recorded in 1645–55

Words nearby virgin birth

virgate, Virgil, Virgilian, virgin, virginal, virgin birth, virgin forest, Virginia, Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, Virginia Beach, Virginia City

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Example sentences from the Web for virgin birth

The third and last of these difficulties refers to the miraculous Virgin-birth.
The Truth of Christianity|William Harry Turton
The central fact of the Virgin-birth, as we shall presently see, has high attestation from another early writer.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 3|Various
This last conception is not combined by any New Testament writer with a virgin-birth.
Some Christian Convictions|Henry Sloane Coffin
The two narratives are in agreement as to the central fact of the Virgin-birth.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 3|Various

Is not this tantamount to giving up belief in the Virgin-birth?
The Churches and Modern Thought|Philip Vivian

British Dictionary definitions for virgin birth (1 of 2)

virgin birth

noun

another name for parthenogenesis (def. 2)

British Dictionary definitions for virgin birth (2 of 2)

Virgin Birth

noun

the doctrine that Jesus Christ had no human father but was conceived solely by the direct intervention of the Holy Spirit so that Mary remained miraculously a virgin during and after his birth

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单词	virgin birth
释义	virgin birth noun Theology. the doctrine or dogma that, by the miraculous agency of God, the birth of Christ did not impair or prejudice the virginity of Mary.Compare Immaculate Conception. Zoology. parthenogenesis; parturition by a female who has not copulated. Origin of virgin birth First recorded in 1645–55 Words nearby virgin birth virgate, Virgil, Virgilian, virgin, virginal, virgin birth, virgin forest, Virginia, Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, Virginia Beach, Virginia City Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for virgin birth The third and last of these difficulties refers to the miraculous Virgin-birth. The Truth of Christianity\|William Harry Turton The central fact of the Virgin-birth, as we shall presently see, has high attestation from another early writer. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 3\|Various This last conception is not combined by any New Testament writer with a virgin-birth. Some Christian Convictions\|Henry Sloane Coffin The two narratives are in agreement as to the central fact of the Virgin-birth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 3\|Various Is not this tantamount to giving up belief in the Virgin-birth? The Churches and Modern Thought\|Philip Vivian British Dictionary definitions for virgin birth (1 of 2) virgin birth noun another name for parthenogenesis (def. 2) British Dictionary definitions for virgin birth (2 of 2) Virgin Birth noun the doctrine that Jesus Christ had no human father but was conceived solely by the direct intervention of the Holy Spirit so that Mary remained miraculously a virgin during and after his birth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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