virgin birth (doctrinal concept)
- Scope note
- Doctrinal concept in several mythologies and religion, by which a hero or deity was miraculously conceived by a woman still a virgin. An example is in Christianity, where Christ is believed to have been born of the Virgin Mary. For a natural form of asexual reproduction in in plants and animals, see "parthenogenesis."
- Date of creation: 03-Feb-2025
Accepted term: 03-Feb-2025