What does "son of god" mean?

A man who is beloved of God; a righteous man.

What is a synonym for "son of god"?

Common synonyms include: christ, christ jesus, emmanuel, god the son, god-man, immanuel.

Son of god

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Definitions

Noun

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

Proper Noun

1
Jesus Christ; the Son, considered one of the three persons of the Trinity by Trinitarians.
2
Alternative form of Son of God. alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

All synonyms

christ christ jesus emmanuel god the son god-man immanuel

Example

More examples

"for you are the sons and daughters of God"

Etymology

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.

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