Nativity

Word NATIVITY
Character 8
Hyphenation na tiv i ty
Pronunciations /neɪˈtɪvɪti/

Definitions and meanings of "Nativity"

What do we mean by nativity?

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

The birth of Jesus. noun

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

Christmas. noun

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

The fact of being born; birth. noun

The circumstances attending birth, as time, place, and surroundings. noun

In particular, the birth of Christ; hence noun

The festival commemorating the birth of Christ; Christmas; noun

A picture representing the birth of Christ: as, the Nativity of Perugino in the hall of the Cam bio at Perugia. noun

In feudal times, the condition of servitude or villeinage. See native, n., 2. noun

In astrology, a scheme or figure of the heavens, particularly of the twelve houses, at the moment when a person was born; a horoscope. noun

The coming into life or into the world; birth; also, the circumstances attending birth, as time, place, manner, etc. noun

A picture representing or symbolizing the early infancy of Christ. The simplest form is the babe in a rude cradle, and the heads of an ox and an ass to express the stable in which he was born. noun

A representation of the positions of the heavenly bodies as the moment of one's birth, supposed to indicate one's future destinies; a horoscope. noun

The birth or birthday of Christ; Christmas day. noun

To find out and represent the position of the heavenly bodies at the time of one's birth. noun

Birth; the place, time and circumstances of a birth. noun

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.

(also with capital initial) The birth of Jesus.

(also with capital initial) 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.

(also with capital initial) 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.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Nativity

The word "nativity" in example sentences

Lord God unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of ❋ Unknown (1721)

Caganers: figurines of defecating world leaders in Catalan nativity scenes ❋ Unknown (2010)

A silver star pointing to the nativity site bears the Latin words ❋ Unknown (2009)

Along with figurines depicting the Virgin Mary, the Three Wise Men and the Christ child, a Caganer is a fixture in Catalan nativity scenes—but with a scatological twist. ❋ J. S. Marcus (2011)

What we're seeing in the present is the oppression, the hunting down of believers, whether it is the Muslim community who feel every day that they open the newspaper, 'Oh my gosh, it's anti-Islam again', or the Christian BA worker who is not allowed to wear a cross, or the school play that is not allowed to be called the nativity play. ❋ Anushka Asthana (2010)

"For us it's not about the Christmas tree or Santa Claus; the nativity is the tradition, it's the symbol of Christmas in Italy," said Michela Rossetti, of OroIncensoeMirra. it, a Web site dedicated to the nativity and the artists who create them. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Pilgrims are gathering in Bethlehem's manger square, near the church of the nativity, which is built over the grotto where it is believed Jesus was born, a belief not all share. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Proclus, whose nativity is marked by his horoscope, (A.D. ❋ Unknown (1206)

The day of his nativity was the Feast of St. Peter and ❋ Various (N/A)

Kenny remarked that the squire by reason of his nativity was a fool. ❋ Leona Dalrymple (N/A)

If it does, it confirms the date otherwise probable for the nativity, that is, not far from B.C. ❋ Rush Rhees (N/A)

"Man's imperfection at his nativity is his perfection; while the perfection of brutes at their nativity is their imperfection." ❋ Various (N/A)

I have always been thankful that the place of my nativity was the beautiful village of Aurora, on the shores of the Cayuga Lake in Western New York. ❋ Cuyler, Theodore L (1902)

Hither, so to speak, had the eruption of war hurled us; for our old residence on the beautiful Carolina coast had been destroyed by fire; the State of our nativity was a blackened, smoking ruin, and we were consequently grateful for any shelter, however lowly, in which ❋ Unknown (1872)

According to the Telegraph, the archbishop has reassured listeners in a radio broadcast that the story of the nativity is the story of a series of completely unplanned events... a surprise pregnancy, an unexpected journey and a complete muddle over the hotel accommodation when you get there. ❋ Unknown (2011)

And the first message that was sent from heaven upon his nativity was a message of peace; ❋ 1634-1716 (1823)

John Walton, who was so busy in calling the nativity of others, he forgot his own. ❋ William Hutton (1769)

He was indeed a first-born son; but it was a poor honour to be the first-born of such a poor woman as Mary was, who had no inheritance to which he might be entitled as first-born, but what was in nativity. ❋ Unknown (1721)

Iroquois Country and peace with their brethren, then stay in the knott of their nativity, that is their country, to be murthered, & better in the ❋ Pierre Esprit Radisson (1673)

When they arrive they are given a CD to listen to while they drive though the nativity. is one of the last churches to hold its living nativity, which is on Christmas Eve, from 6 to ❋ Unknown (2009)

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