nativity

IPA: nʌtˈɪvʌti

(now dated) Someone's birth; the place, time and circumstances of a birth.
(astrology) 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.
(Christianity, 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.
(figuratively) Origin; founding.
Place of origin; place to which a species is native.
The quality of being native or innate.
(Christianity) The birth of Jesus as described in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.
(by extension) Christmas.

Examples of "nativity" in Sentences

The day of his nativity was the Feast of St. Peter and
Proclus, whose nativity is marked by his horoscope, (A.D.
A silver star pointing to the nativity site bears the Latin words
Kenny remarked that the squire by reason of his nativity was a fool.
Lord God unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of
Caganers: figurines of defecating world leaders in Catalan nativity scenes
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.
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.
"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.
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.