| 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 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. |