virgin birth
noun
1
: birth from a virgin
2
often capitalized V&B
: the theological doctrine that Jesus was miraculously begotten of God and born of a virgin mother
Examples of virgin birth in a Sentence
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While a virgin birth sounds like a rare event, experts on parthenogenesis said Charlotte has performed a miracle of life far more common than most people understand.
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Evan Bush, NBC News, 29 Feb. 2024
The surprise pregnancy of Charlotte, a stingray living in a tank without any male rays, has captivated people across the world and stirred a sudden interest in parthenogenesis, a scientific term that essentially means virgin birth.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 29 Feb. 2024
Scientists have just induced the first virgin birth.
—Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023
Scientists have just induced virgin birth for the first time
No, seriously.
—Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023
The first instance of virgin birth was recorded in a crocodile.
—Lawrence Jackson, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
Strikingly, the New Testament is relatively silent on the virgin birth except in two places.
—Rodolfo Galvan Estrada Iii, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2022
This isn't the first time there has been a virgin birth — also known as parthenogenesis, a birth without fertilization — in the animal kingdom.
—Dayna Haffenden, Peoplemag, 8 June 2023
More:Researchers find crocodile living alone in a Costa Rica zoo had a virgin birth After trying to glove the fish's mouth, Biancardi eventually went into shallow water to catch the fish, which finally worked after a few tries.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 8 June 2023
Evan Bush, NBC News, 29 Feb. 2024
The surprise pregnancy of Charlotte, a stingray living in a tank without any male rays, has captivated people across the world and stirred a sudden interest in parthenogenesis, a scientific term that essentially means virgin birth.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 29 Feb. 2024
Scientists have just induced the first virgin birth.
—Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023
Scientists have just induced virgin birth for the first time
No, seriously.
—Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023
The first instance of virgin birth was recorded in a crocodile.
—Lawrence Jackson, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
Strikingly, the New Testament is relatively silent on the virgin birth except in two places.
—Rodolfo Galvan Estrada Iii, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2022
This isn't the first time there has been a virgin birth — also known as parthenogenesis, a birth without fertilization — in the animal kingdom.
—Dayna Haffenden, Peoplemag, 8 June 2023
More:Researchers find crocodile living alone in a Costa Rica zoo had a virgin birth After trying to glove the fish's mouth, Biancardi eventually went into shallow water to catch the fish, which finally worked after a few tries.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 8 June 2023
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