nativity

Plural: nativities

Noun

• The process or circumstances of being born.
• the event of being born
• 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
• Someone's birth; the place, time and circumstances of a birth.
• Someone's birth considered as a means of astrology; a horoscope associated with a person's birth.
• The birth of Jesus.
• The festival celebrating the birth of Jesus, Christmas Day; the festival celebrating the birth of the Virgin Mary or the birth of Saint John the Baptist.
• A set of figurines used to create a nativity scene.
• Origin; founding.
• Place of origin; place to which a species is native.
• The quality of being native or innate.

Examples

• The nativity of a new word across two existing ones often led to high scores.

Synonyms

birth, nascence, nascency, Virgin Birth

Antonyms

death

Related Words

calvary, natal, natality, native