nativity (redirected from nativities)

na·tiv·i·ty  (n-tv-t, n-)

n. pl. na·tiv·i·ties

1. Birth, especially the place, conditions, or circumstances of being born.

2. Nativity

a. The birth of Jesus.

b. A representation, such as a painting, of Jesus just after birth.

c. Christmas.

3. A horoscope for the time of one's birth.

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[Middle English nativite, from Old French, from Latin ntvits, from ntvus, born; see native.]

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nativity

Noun

pl -ties birth or origin [Late Latin nativitas birth]

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Nativity

Noun

Christianity

1. the birth of Jesus Christ

2. the feast of Christmas celebrating this

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nativity

1. the time, place, and circumstances of a person’s birth.
2. the configuration of the planets at the time of a person’s birth and a representation, as a chart, of that configuration.

See also: Astrology, Birth

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nativity - the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child" nascence, nascency, birth alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" delivery - the event of giving birth; "she had a difficult delivery" live birth - the birth of a living fetus (regardless of the length of gestation) posthumous birth - birth of a child by Caesarean section after the death of the mother posthumous birth - birth of a child after the father has died rebirth, reincarnation, renascence - a second or new birth
	2.	Nativity - the theological doctrine that Jesus Christ had no human father; Christians believe that Jesus's birth fulfilled Old Testament prophecies and was attended by miracles; the Nativity is celebrated at Christmas Virgin Birth Christian theology - the teachings of Christian churches theological doctrine - the doctrine of a religious group

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Nativity

noun birth of Christ, manger scene

Translations

Nativity [nəˈtɪvɪtɪ] n the Nativity → Navidad f

Nativity [nəˈtɪvɪtɪ] n (Rel);

the Nativity → la Nativité

Nativity [nəˈtɪvɪtɪ] n the Nativity → Christi Geburt f

Nativity [nəˈtɪvɪtɪ] n (REL): the Nativity → la Natività