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Nativity Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Nativity? [n] 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 [n] the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Nativity: birth \| nascence \| nascency \| Virgin Birth Related Terms \| Find terms related to Nativity: aboriginality \| accouchement \| aspect \| astrodiagnosis \| astrology \| astromancy \| autochthonousness \| babyhood \| beginnings \| birth \| birth throes \| birthing \| blessed event \| childbearing \| childbed \| childbirth \| childhood \| confinement \| cradle \| delivery \| freshman year \| genesis \| genethliac astrology \| genethliacism \| genethliacs \| genethlialogy \| giving birth \| hatching \| having a baby \| horoscope \| horoscopy \| house \| inception \| inchoation \| incipience \| incipiency \| incunabula \| indigenousness \| infancy \| labor \| mansion \| multiparity \| mundane astrology \| mundane house \| nascence \| nascency \| nationality \| native-bornness \| nativeness \| nativism \| natural astrology \| origin \| origination \| parturition \| planetary house \| pregnancy \| stargazing \| the Nativity \| the stork \| travail \| youth \| zodiac See Also \| alteration \| change \| Christian theology \| delivery \| live birth \| modification \| posthumous birth \| rebirth \| reincarnation \| theological doctrine Nativity In Webster's Dictionary \Nativ"ity\, n.; pl. {Nativies}. [F. nativit['e], L. nativitas. See {Native}, and cf. {Na["i]vet['E]}.] 1. The coming into life or into the world; birth; also, the circumstances attending birth, as time, place, manner, etc. --Chaucer. I have served him from the hour of my nativity. --Shak. Thou hast left . . . the land of thy nativity. --Ruth ii. 11. These in their dark nativity the deep Shall yield us, pregnant with infernal flame. --Milton. 2. (Fine Arts) 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. 3. (Astrol.) A representation of the positions of the heavenly bodies as the moment of one's birth, supposed to indicate his future destinies; a horoscope. {The Nativity}, the birth or birthday of Christ; Christmas day. {To} {cast, or calculate}, {one's nativity} (Astrol.), to find out and represent the position of the heavenly bodies at the time of one's birth.

Nativity Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Nativity?

[n] 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
[n] the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Nativity: birth | nascence | nascency | Virgin Birth

Nativity In Webster's Dictionary

\Na*tiv"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Nativies}. [F. nativit['e], L.
nativitas. See {Native}, and cf. {Na["i]vet['E]}.]
1. The coming into life or into the world; birth; also, the
   circumstances attending birth, as time, place, manner,
   etc. --Chaucer.

         I have served him from the hour of my nativity.
                                               --Shak.

         Thou hast left . . . the land of thy nativity.
                                               --Ruth ii. 11.

         These in their dark nativity the deep Shall yield
         us, pregnant with infernal flame.     --Milton.

2. (Fine Arts) 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.

3. (Astrol.) A representation of the positions of the
   heavenly bodies as the moment of one's birth, supposed to
   indicate his future destinies; a horoscope.

{The Nativity}, the birth or birthday of Christ; Christmas
   day.

{To}

{cast, or calculate},

{one's nativity} (Astrol.), to find out and represent the
   position of the heavenly bodies at the time of one's
   birth.

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