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Definition of Nativity

1. Noun. The event of being born. "They celebrated the birth of their first child"

2. Noun. 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.

Definition of Nativity

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

Definition of Nativity

1. Noun. (Christianity) The birth of Jesus as described in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. ¹

2. Noun. (context: by extension) Christmas. ¹

3. Noun. Birth; the place, time and circumstances of a birth. ¹

4. Noun. (religion) The birth of Jesus Christ (the Nativity). ¹

5. Noun. (astrology) A horoscope associated with a person's birth. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nativity

1. the process of being born [n -TIES]

Medical Definition of Nativity

1. Origin: F. Nativite, L. Nativitas. See Native, and cf. Naivete. 1. The coming into life or into the world; birth; also, the circumstances attending birth, as time, place, manner, etc. "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. 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. 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, to find out and represent the position of the heavenly bodies at the time of one's birth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nativity

native sulfur native sulphur native support native wit natively nativeness nativenesses natives nativisation nativism

nativisms nativist nativistic nativists nativities nativity nativity play nativization natka natl.

natlang natlangs natraemia natremia natrexone hydrochloride natrian natriferic natrite natrium natriums

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