author of life

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An epithet of God and of Jesus.

Pronunciation

ôʹthərəvlīfʹ /ˈɔːθəɹəvˈlaɪf/

Word forms

author of 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.

Synonyms

Prince of life
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