In pregnancy terms, quickening is the moment in pregnancy when the pregnant woman starts to feel the fetus's movement in the uterus.[1] It was believed in Ancient philosophy (an idea that was later adopted by some religions and legal theories) that the quickening marked the moment that a soul entered the fetus, termed ensoulment.[2][failed verification]
- ^ Quickening in Farlex dictionary, in turn citing The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. copyright 2000
- ^ Bakke, Odd Magne. When Children Became People: The Birth of Childhood in Early Christianity. Fortress Press. ISBN 978-1-4514-1530-8.
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