| Virgin Birth or virgin birth n. Christianity The doctrine that Jesus was miraculously begotten by God and born of the Virgin Mary without the agency of a human father. |
virgin birth
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(Christian Religious Writings / Theology) another name for parthenogenesis [2]
Virgin Birth
n
(Christian Religious Writings / Theology) 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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| Noun | 1. |  virgin birth - human conception without fertilization by a managamogenesis, asexual reproduction - reproduction without the fusion of gametes |
| 2. |  Virgin Birth - the theological doctrine that Jesus Christ had no human father; Christians believe that Jesus's birth fulfilled Old Testament prophecies and was attended by miracles; the Nativity is celebrated at ChristmasChristian theology - the teachings of Christian churches theological doctrine - the doctrine of a religious group |
Translations
virgin birth
n → jungfräuliche Geburt; (Biol) → Jungfernzeugung f
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