Meanings
proper noun
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn epithet of God and of Jesus.
Similar
Prince of life
Origin
- Late Latinauctor vītae
- Englishauthor of life
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.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Latin auctor vītae, auctor vītae
- auctor vītaeepithet of God the Father
- auctor vītaeepithet of God the Son: Jesus
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APA
author of life. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/author%20of%20life
MLA
“author of life.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/author%20of%20life. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “author of life,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/author%20of%20life.
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