author of life
English
Alternative forms
- Occurs with initial capitals in either or both of author and life.
Etymology
Calque of Late Latin auctor vītae (literally “the originator or cause of life”): “life” understood to mean existence simpliciter in the case of God the Father, and to mean the salvation of eternal life in the case of God the Son.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ôʹthərəvlīfʹ, IPA(key): /ˈɔːθəɹəvˈlaɪf/
Proper noun
author of life
- (Christianity) An epithet of God and of Jesus.
Synonyms
- (epithet of Jesus): Prince of life
Translations
epithet of God the Father
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epithet of God the Son: Jesus
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