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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vir′gin birth′,
- [Theol.]the doctrine or dogma that, by the miraculous agency of God, the birth of Christ did not impair or prejudice the virginity of Mary. Cf. Immaculate Conception.
- Zoologyparthenogenesis;
parturition by a female who has not copulated. - 1645–55
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