单词 | virgin birth |
释义 | virgin birthnounTheology. 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 birthFirst recorded in 1645–55 Words nearby virgin birthvirgate, 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 birthBritish Dictionary definitions for virgin birth (1 of 2)virgin birth nounanother name for parthenogenesis (def. 2) British Dictionary definitions for virgin birth (2 of 2)Virgin Birth nounthe 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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