nativity
Someone's birth; the place, time and circumstances of a birthSomeone's birth; the place, time and circumstances of a birth.
» I love assembling the nativity scene.
Meaning
8 senses(countable, dated, uncountable)Someone's birth; the place, time and circumstances of a birth.
рожде́ниеroždénije, ме́сто рожде́нияmésto roždénija
(countable, uncountable)Someone's birth considered as a means of astrology; a horoscope associated with a person's birth.
(also, countable, uncountable)The birth of Jesus.
(also, countable, uncountable)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, countable, uncountable)A set of figurines used to create a nativity scene.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Origin; founding.
(countable, uncountable)Place of origin; place to which a species is native.
(countable, uncountable)The quality of being native or innate.
- 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
- the event of being born
Examples
11 sentencesI love assembling the nativity scene.
The school put on a nativity play.
I have to place the nativity scene.
Mary's nativity scene has a ton of figurines.
Tom's grandchildren were playing with the nativity set figures.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English nativite, from Anglo-Norman nativite, Middle French nativite, and theiFrom Middle English nativite, from Anglo-Norman nativite, Middle French nativite, and their source, Latin nātīvitās (“birth”). By surface analysis, native + -ity. See also naïveté.
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Forms
plural: nativities| Singular | nativity |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- 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
- the event of being born:birthnascencynascence
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable