Virgin Birth
Preserved but no longer current.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Virgin Birth” mean?
In theology the doctrine — in the R.C. Church the dogma — that the miraculous birth of Christ did not impair the virginity of His mother, our Lady, and that she remained a virgin to the day of her death.
Is “Virgin Birth” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.