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virgin birth

noun

  1. 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.
  2. Zoology. parthenogenesis; parturition by a female who has not copulated.


virgin birth

1

noun

  1. another name for parthenogenesis
“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


Virgin Birth

2

noun

  1. 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of virgin birth1

First recorded in 1645–55
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Example Sentences

He used historical analysis to question the virgin birth of Jesus and to show that the Catholic Church had existed for 1,000 years before celibacy became mandatory for priests.

The virgin birth is mentioned in the...what...gasp...Koran?!

In other words, pledging chastity in the past is strongly associated with a virgin birth.

Is not this tantamount to giving up belief in the Virgin-birth?

Thus, to illustrate the first sort of dogma, there was once a doctrine of the Virgin Birth.

The Christian who says he believes in the virgin birth, but not in the talking serpent or ass, is a sceptic already.

The third and last of these difficulties refers to the miraculous Virgin-birth.

Why do we have to believe in the trinity, the virgin birth, etc., in order to be saved?

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