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virgin birth
noun
- 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.
- Zoology. parthenogenesis; parturition by a female who has not copulated.
virgin birth
1Virgin Birth
2noun
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of virgin birth1
First recorded in 1645–55
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Example Sentences
The virgin birth is mentioned in the...what...gasp...Koran?!
From The Daily Beast
In other words, pledging chastity in the past is strongly associated with a virgin birth.
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Is not this tantamount to giving up belief in the Virgin-birth?
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Thus, to illustrate the first sort of dogma, there was once a doctrine of the Virgin Birth.
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The Christian who says he believes in the virgin birth, but not in the talking serpent or ass, is a sceptic already.
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The third and last of these difficulties refers to the miraculous Virgin-birth.
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Why do we have to believe in the trinity, the virgin birth, etc., in order to be saved?
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