nativity | | |
n. (event) | 1. birth, nascence, nascency, nativity | the event of being born.; "they celebrated the birth of their first child" |
| ~ alteration, change, modification | an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another.; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" |
| ~ delivery | the event of giving birth.; "she had a difficult delivery" |
| ~ live birth | the birth of a living fetus (regardless of the length of gestation). |
| ~ posthumous birth | birth of a child by Caesarean section after the death of the mother. |
| ~ posthumous birth | birth of a child after the father has died. |
| ~ rebirth, reincarnation, renascence | a second or new birth. |
n. (cognition) | 2. nativity, virgin birth | 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. |
| ~ christian theology | the teachings of Christian churches. |
| ~ theological doctrine | the doctrine of a religious group. |
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