virgin birth

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virgin birth - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]