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noun
A birth (or vegetal reproduction) after spontaneous, unfertilized gamete-development in a virginal mother, parthenogenesis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
(often capitalized and used absolutely: the Virgin Birth) The miraculous birth of Christ from the Virgin Mary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: Christianity, lifestyle, religion, theology
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noun
(often capitalized and used absolutely: the Virgin Birth) The miraculous birth of Christ from the Virgin Mary.
Any similar birth of a deity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: Christianity, lifestyle, religion, theology
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noun
Childbirth in which the offspring is said to have been conceived without sexual intercourse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Childbirth in which the mother conceived the child through artificial insemination.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of virgin birth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
Topics: Christianity, lifestyle, religion, theology
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noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Nativity
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Broader terms: theological doctrine
noun
human conception without fertilization by a man
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: parthenogenesis, parthenogeny
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: asexual reproduction, agamogenesis
History
From virgin + birth.
Across languages
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