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Virgin birth

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Virgin birth

A virgin birth can refer to:

*The virgin birth of Jesus, believed by Christians and Muslims
*The miraculous birth of a person from folklore or mythology; see also List of virgin births
*Parthenogenesis, birth without fertilization


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  • virgin birth — virgin birth. См. девственное размножение. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • virgin birth — virgin birth. = parthenogenesis (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • virgin birth — 1. 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. 2. Zool. parthenogenesis; parturition by a female who has not copulated.… …   Universalium

  • virgin birth — noun Date: 1613 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • virgin birth — noun a) A birth (or vegetal reproduction) after spontaneous, unfertilized gamete development in a virginal mother, parthenogenesis b) (often capitalized and used absolutely: the Virgin Birth) In Christian theology, the miraculous birth of Chris …   Wiktionary

  • virgin birth — см. parthenogenesis …   Англо-русский толковый словарь генетических терминов

  • Virgin Birth of Christ — • The dogma which teaches that the Blessed Mother of Jesus Christ was a virgin before, during, and after the conception and birth of her Divine Son Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Virgin Birth of Christ     V …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Virgin of Candelaria — Virgin of Candelaria, Saint Patron of the Canary Islands.[1] Honored in Roman Catho …   Wikipedia

  • virgin — 1> дева, девственница Ex: the (Blessed) V. Mary, the Blessed (the Holy) V., the V. рел. дева Мария, богородица, мадонна Ex: a V. иск. мадонна (картина, статуя) Ex: the wise and foolish virgins библ. мудрые и неразумные девы 2> целина Ex: this… …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

  • Birth — is the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/birth] . The offspring is brought forth from the mother. Different forms of birth are oviparity, vivipary or ovovivipary.Two words used to… …   Wikipedia