virgin birth
11virgin birth, the — noun the birth of Jesus Christ. In Christian belief, Jesus s mother Mary was made pregnant by God, not by having sex with a man …
12virgin birth — birth by a woman who never had intercourse with a man …
13Virgin birth of Jesus — The Annunciation, by Guido Reni, 1621 The virgin birth of Jesus is a tenet of Christianity and Islam which holds that Mary miraculously conceived Jesus while remaining a virgin. The term virgin birth is commonly used, rather than virgin… …
14virgin birth — The assertion in the gospels of Matthew and Luke that Jesus was born of Mary without the intervention of a human partner. The pregnancy was initiated by the Holy Spirit (Matt. 1:18; Luke 1:35). The earliest writers in the NT (Mark and Paul) show… …
15virgin birth — noun Date: 1613 1. birth from a virgin 2. often capitalized V&B the theological doctrine that Jesus was miraculously begotten of God and born of a virgin mother …
16VIRGIN BIRTH — the TRADITIONAL BELIEF that JESUS CHRIST was born of the VIRGIN MARY. Although the founders of many religions are often depicted as having a miraculous birth, the CHRISTIAN belief does seem quite unique in its particulars and is important for… …
17virgin birth — vir′gin birth′ n. 1) rel the theological doctrine that the conception and birth of Christ did not impair the virginity of Mary 2) zool. parthenogenesis …
18virgin birth — /vɜdʒən ˈbɜθ/ (say verjuhn berth) noun 1. Theology the doctrine or dogma that the birth of Christ did not, by the miraculous agency of God, impair or prejudice the virginity of Mary. Compare Immaculate Conception. 2. Zoology parthenogenesis; a… …
19virgin birth — This term (from the Latin virgo, meaning maiden or unwed woman ) refers to the conception of Jesus in the womb of the Virgin Mary by the power of the Holy Spirit. (See CCC 496) …
20virgin birth — noun (singular) the birth of Jesus, which Christians believe was caused by God, not by sex between a man and a woman …