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Son

Son

9.8
A Christian title for Jesus Christ as one of the three persons of God
  • noun
  • /sʌn/
translation icon : Hijo
  • The son of God.
  • Father and Son
  • Son of God
  • Son and Spirit

Father God, in the name of your son, we pray and we thank you.

Examples

  • If you are, as you claim, the real Son of God, then prove it.

  • The Father is not the Son; the Spirit is not the Son.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Could you walk away from the Son of God?

  • Could you walk away from the Son of God?

  • In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.

  • Lord, our God, with the birth of your son, your glory breaks on the world.

  • The Almighty God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit bless you.

  • For God hath sent his own Son to save the world.

  • Son, take a seat.

  • Many Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God who was sent to Earth for humanity's salvation.

Synonyms

Jesus
vsSon
1.0

A man Christians believe is the Son of God who teaches love and forgiveness

focuses on the divine, creedal identity rather than the human life alone
Christ
vsSon
3.5

Title for Jesus whom Christians accept as their savior and the Son of God

emphasizes the specific theological role as the second person of the Trinity
Word
vsSon
  • Formal
272 9.9

God's Son who became human as Jesus

is the same identity but named as a familial title in theology
Jesus Christ
vsSon
134 3.0

A man Christians believe is God's son whose teachings started Christianity

is the doctrinal divine second person rather than only the historical figure
Logos
vsSon
  • Formal
2 9.9

The Word of God seen as Jesus in Christian belief

is the same theological concept but expressed in English doctrinal discussion

Idioms

son of a gun
  • Informal
24 8.3

A person people like and admire for being tough or clever

9.9

A rude insult people use as a joke or to hurt someone

son of a snake
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who lies or cheats and cannot be trusted

Compounds

son of a bitch
  • Offensive
665 9.9

A rude word for a person who is cruel or very annoying

85 2.1

A man who is married to your daughter

favorite son
  • Literature
6 7.6

A politician from a state who has strong local support and whom people choose to keep the state's delegates loyal

son of a whore
  • Offensive
4 9.9

A very rude name people use to show strong anger or dislike toward someone

mother's son
  • Literature
3 7.7

All the men in a group

2 3.4

A boy or man raised by a family that is not his birth family

A boy or young man raised and cared for by people who are not his birth parents

son of Adam
  • Literature
8.1

A human being who has common faults and limits

son of the morning
  • Literature
9.7

A person who brings hope and a feeling of a better future

An old book of wise sayings and moral teachings like Proverbs

Surface Forms

Son singular
Sons plural

Etymology

The word Son comes from the old English word sunu, which meant 'male child'. In Christianity, calling Jesus the Son uses that same idea of a 'child' to show a close, family-like relationship with God.