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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. human conception without fertilization by a man;
[syn: parthenogenesis, parthenogeny, virgin birth]

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;
[syn: Virgin Birth, Nativity]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

virgin birth
    n 1: human conception without fertilization by a man [syn:
         parthenogenesis, parthenogeny, virgin birth]
    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 [syn: Virgin Birth,
       Nativity]