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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_31793" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_31793" /> == | ||
<p> ( | <p> ( '''''Τεκνογονία''''' '','' "child-bearing"). The throes of accouchement appear in Genesis 3:16, to be part of the doom incurred by woman for her agency in the fall in Eden. Her passive lot in thus continuing the race is aptly expressed in that primeval sentence: "Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee." (See [[Cohabitation]]). The language of the apostle in 1 Timothy 2:15, implies that a patient endurance of this penalty shall contribute to woman's spiritual benefit. The Prayer-book of the Church of [[England]] prescribes a form of public thanksgiving to be offered for women after safe delivery in childbed. (See [[Birth]]); (See Churching). </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:46, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) The act of bringing forth a child; travail; labor.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
( Τεκνογονία , "child-bearing"). The throes of accouchement appear in Genesis 3:16, to be part of the doom incurred by woman for her agency in the fall in Eden. Her passive lot in thus continuing the race is aptly expressed in that primeval sentence: "Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee." (See Cohabitation). The language of the apostle in 1 Timothy 2:15, implies that a patient endurance of this penalty shall contribute to woman's spiritual benefit. The Prayer-book of the Church of England prescribes a form of public thanksgiving to be offered for women after safe delivery in childbed. (See Birth); (See Churching).
