virgin birth
noun
1
: birth from a virgin
2
often Virgin Birth
: the theological doctrine that Jesus was miraculously begotten of God and born of a virgin mother
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No holiday miracles required Both Christmas and Hanukkah celebrate miraculous events, including stories of a virgin birth and candles that burned for eight days.
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Larry Magid, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
The story of a guiding star, a host of angels and a virgin birth?
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
If this is the allegorical virgin birth, Pandora edition, then Kiri’s other parent would be Pandora’s version of God: Eywa, whom the Na’vi generally engage with in the form of a tree, or flora (seed bearer — get it?).
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 July 2025
John’s Gospel has nothing about the virgin birth explicitly.
—Sophie Hills, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2025
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Larry Magid, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
The story of a guiding star, a host of angels and a virgin birth?
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
If this is the allegorical virgin birth, Pandora edition, then Kiri’s other parent would be Pandora’s version of God: Eywa, whom the Na’vi generally engage with in the form of a tree, or flora (seed bearer — get it?).
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 July 2025
John’s Gospel has nothing about the virgin birth explicitly.
—Sophie Hills, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Virgin birth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/virgin%20birth. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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