Definitions for virgin birth
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vir′gin birth′(n.)
the theological doctrine that the conception and birth of Christ did not impair the virginity of Mary.
Category: Religion
Category: Zoology
Ref: parthenogenesis.
Princeton's WordNet
parthenogenesis, parthenogeny, virgin birth(noun)
human conception without fertilization by a man
Virgin Birth, Nativity(noun)
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 Christmas
Wiktionary
virgin birth(Noun)
A birth (or vegetal reproduction) after spontaneous, unfertilized gamete-development in a virginal mother, parthenogenesis
virgin birth(Noun)
(often capitalized and used absolutely: the Virgin Birth) In Christian theology, the miraculous birth of Christ from the Virgin Mary, as a result of the Immaculate Conception
Origin: virgin 'virginal' + birth
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