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son of God

son of God noun: a man who is beloved of God; a righteous man. Also the alternative form of Son of God.

Noun

son of God (plural sons of God)

  1. (Judaism, capitalized, sometimes) A man who is beloved of God; a righteous man.
    • for you are the sons and daughters of God

Proper noun capitalized: Son of God

the Son of God

  1. Jesus Christ; the Son, considered one of the three persons of the Trinity by Trinitarians.
    Synonyms:
    God the Son, more at Jesus Christ

Also used as

son of God is also the alternative form of Son of God.

Synonyms of son of God

Forms of son of God

Noun
pluralsons of God
Proper noun
alternative formson of God

Origin of son of God

From Middle English sone of God (also Goddes Sone, Godes Sune, etc.), a reanalysis of Old English Godes Sunu (literally “God's Son”), equivalent to Son + of + God.

Questions about son of God

What does son of God mean?
Son of God means a man who is beloved of God; a righteous man.
What part of speech is son of God?
Son of God can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of son of God?
The plural of son of God is sons of God.

Words near son of God in the dictionary

  1. son of a sea-cook
  2. son of a snake
  3. son of a whore
  4. son of Adam
  5. son of bitch
  6. son of God
  7. Son of Heaven
  8. Son of Man
  9. son of privilege
  10. Son of Sam law
  11. Son of Sam laws

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