virgin birth
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.
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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.
Hans Küng, Catholic theologian who challenged papal authority, dies at 93 | Matt Schudel | April 9, 2021 | Washington PostThe 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?
The Churches and Modern Thought | Philip VivianThus, to illustrate the first sort of dogma, there was once a doctrine of the virgin birth.
Preaching and Paganism | Albert Parker Fitch
The Christian who says he believes in the virgin birth, but not in the talking serpent or ass, is a sceptic already.
The Bible Unveiled | M. M. MangasarianThe third and last of these difficulties refers to the miraculous Virgin-birth.
The Truth of Christianity | William Harry TurtonWhy do we have to believe in the trinity, the virgin birth, etc., in order to be saved?
The Bible Unveiled | M. M. Mangasarian
British Dictionary definitions for virgin birth (1 of 2)
another name for parthenogenesis (def. 2)
British Dictionary definitions for Virgin Birth (2 of 2)
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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