Nativity (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural na·tiv·i·ties.
  1. birth.
  2. birth with reference to place or attendant circumstances: of Irish nativity.
  3. the birth of Christ.
  4. the church festival commemorating the birth of Christ; Christmas.
  5. a representation of the birth of Christ, as in art.
  6. a horoscope of a person's birth.
noun plural -ties
  1. birth or origin, esp in relation to the circumstances surrounding it
noun
  1. the birth of Jesus Christ
  2. the feast of Christmas as a commemoration of this
    • an artistic representation of the circumstances of the birth of Christ
    • (as modifier)
Nativity (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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