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Son n.

1.

A male child; the male issue, or offspring, of a parent, father or mother. "Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son."

2.

A male descendant, however distant; hence, in the plural, descendants in general. "I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings." "I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed."

3.

Any young male person spoken of as a child; an adopted male child; a pupil, ward, or any other young male dependent. "The child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son." "Be plain, good son, and homely in thy drift."

4.

A native or inhabitant of some specified place; as, sons of Albion; sons of New England.

5.

The produce of anything. "Earth's tall sons, the cedar, oak, and pine."

6.

(Commonly with the def. article) Jesus Christ, the Savior; called the Son of God, and the Son of man. "We... do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world." "Who gave His Son sure all has given." Note: The expressions son of pride, sons of light, son of Belial, are Hebraisms, which denote persons possessing the qualitites of pride, of light, or of Belial, as children inherit the qualities of their ancestors.

Sons of the prophets. See School of the prophets, under Prophet.

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"Son" Quotes from Famous Books

... glad to see you," she said, in her low, pure voice, "very glad! You are Roger Carmichael's son. Oh, I am ...

— The Unknown Quantity - A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales • Henry van Dyke

... weeks afterwards. He was one of the lawyers who took part in the inauguration of the Law Society of Upper Canada at Wilson's Tavern, Newark, in July, 1797, and was an active and successful practitioner. His ability was great, but his fame is swallowed up by that of his more famous son, Sir John Beverley Robinson, the first Canadian Chief Justice of Upper Canada, and of his grandson, the much loved and much admired Christopher Robinson, Q.C., of our own time. Accustomed from infancy to slavery, he saw no great harm ...

— The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919 • Various

... as Jack had thus tricked the Welsh monster, he went farther on his journey; and, a few days after, he met with King Arthur's only son, who had got his father's leave to travel into Wales, to deliver a beautiful lady from the power of a wicked magician, by whom she was held in enchantment. When Jack found that the young prince had no servants with him, he begged ...

— The Fairy Book - The Best Popular Stories Selected and Rendered Anew • Dinah Maria Mulock (AKA Miss Mulock)

... and they would make it their business to seek me out. Finally I decided I had no time to waste, for several reasons. Through the clucking hens I strolled across to the dwelling house and there in the kitchen I found the mother, one of the pink-cheeked daughters, and the idiot son. They set about getting me some breakfast, and a few minutes later in came the father and another son, a strapping fellow not in the least resembling the idiot, and shortly afterwards appeared ...

— The Man From the Clouds • J. Storer Clouston

... that an unsuitable name was given to Christ. For the Gospel reality should correspond to the prophetic foretelling. But the prophets foretold another name for Christ: for it is written (Isa. 7:14): "Behold a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and His name shall be called Emmanuel"; and (Isa. 8:3): "Call His name, Hasten to take away the spoils; Make haste to take away the prey"; and (Isa. 9:6): "His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor God the ...

— Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) - From the Complete American Edition • Thomas Aquinas

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