VIRGIN BIRTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Virgin Birth mean? 

• VIRGIN BIRTH (noun)
  The noun VIRGIN BIRTH has 2 senses:

1. human conception without fertilization by a man

2. 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

  Familiarity information: VIRGIN BIRTH used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VIRGIN BIRTH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Human conception without fertilization by a man

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

parthenogenesis; parthenogeny; virgin birth

Hypernyms ("virgin birth" is a kind of...):

agamogenesis; asexual reproduction (reproduction without the fusion of gametes)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

Nativity; Virgin Birth

Hypernyms ("Virgin Birth" is a kind of...):

theological doctrine (the doctrine of a religious group)

Holonyms ("Virgin Birth" is a part of...):

Christian theology (the teachings of Christian churches)