author of life
Meanings
name
- An epithet of God and of Jesus.
Pronunciation
Word forms
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.
Synonyms
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