"Son" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Son [canonical]
Etymology: From son (“male offspring”). Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=the Son}} the Son
  1. (Christianity) one of the three persons of the Trinity, believed to have become incarnated as Jesus Christ Categories (topical): Christianity Related terms: Son of God, Son of Man Coordinate_terms: the Father, Holy Ghost, Trinity Translations (one of the three persons of the Trinity): Seun (Afrikaans), ٱَلِٱبْنُ (al-ibn) [masculine] (Arabic), 聖子 (Chinese Cantonese), 圣子 (english: sing³ zi²) (Chinese Cantonese), (zi²) (Chinese Cantonese), 聖子 (Chinese Mandarin), 圣子 (Shèngzǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), (Zǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), Anak (Iban), Anak (Malay), Putera (Malay), y Mab (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Son-en-name-gi8hRsex Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Topics: Christianity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Sons [plural]
Etymology: As a surname, from: *Korean 손 (son) *Khmer ស៊ន (sɔɔn) or Khmer សឺន (səɨn) Etymology templates: {{der|en|ko|손}} Korean 손 (son), {{der|en|km|ស៊ន}} Khmer ស៊ន (sɔɔn), {{der|en|km|សឺន}} Khmer សឺន (səɨn) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Son (plural Sons)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Son-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        },
        {
          "word": "Holy Ghost"
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          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "one of the three persons of the Trinity",
          "word": "Seun"
        },
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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
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          ],
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        },
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          "code": "yue",
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          "sense": "one of the three persons of the Trinity",
          "word": "聖子"
        },
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          "sense": "one of the three persons of the Trinity",
          "word": "子"
        },
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          "code": "cmn",
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          "sense": "one of the three persons of the Trinity",
          "word": "聖子"
        },
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "Shèngzǐ",
          "sense": "one of the three persons of the Trinity",
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        },
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          "sense": "one of the three persons of the Trinity",
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        },
        {
          "code": "iba",
          "lang": "Iban",
          "sense": "one of the three persons of the Trinity",
          "word": "Anak"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "one of the three persons of the Trinity",
          "word": "Anak"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "one of the three persons of the Trinity",
          "word": "Putera"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "one of the three persons of the Trinity",
          "word": "y Mab"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Son"
}

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      "name": "der"
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      "word": "the Father"
    },
    {
      "word": "Holy Ghost"
    },
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      "word": "Trinity"
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "one of the three persons of the Trinity",
      "word": "Seun"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "al-ibn",
      "sense": "one of the three persons of the Trinity",
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      "sense": "one of the three persons of the Trinity",
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    },
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      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "one of the three persons of the Trinity",
      "word": "圣子"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "zi²",
      "sense": "one of the three persons of the Trinity",
      "word": "子"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "one of the three persons of the Trinity",
      "word": "聖子"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Shèngzǐ",
      "sense": "one of the three persons of the Trinity",
      "word": "圣子"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Zǐ",
      "sense": "one of the three persons of the Trinity",
      "word": "子"
    },
    {
      "code": "iba",
      "lang": "Iban",
      "sense": "one of the three persons of the Trinity",
      "word": "Anak"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "one of the three persons of the Trinity",
      "word": "Anak"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "one of the three persons of the Trinity",
      "word": "Putera"
    },
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      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "one of the three persons of the Trinity",
      "word": "y Mab"
    }
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  "word": "Son"
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