What is son?

  • (noun): The divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus).
    Synonyms: Word, Logos
    See also — Additional definitions below

Son

A son is a male offspring; a boy or man in relation to his parents. The female analogue is a daughter.

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More definitions of "son":

  • (noun): A male human offspring.
    Example: "Their son became a famous judge"
    Synonyms: boy

Famous quotes containing the word son:

    “He who can be a good son will be a good father.”
    —Chinese proverb.

    “I believe that what so saddens the reformer is not his sympathy with his fellows in distress, but, though he be the holiest son of God, is his private ail. Let this be righted, let the spring come to him, the morning rise over his couch, and he will forsake his generous companions without apology.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.”
    —Bible: New Testament, Matthew 4:3.

    Tempter to Jesus.