| 单词 | nativity |
| 释义 | nativity (once / 11832 pages) n Nativity is a fancy way to say "birth." If you were born in Baltimore, you can say that's the location of your nativity. Being born is a person's nativity, but the noun is most frequently used when Christians talk specifically about the birth of Jesus Christ. If a new mother says, "My baby's nativity was beautiful!" people might not know what she means. Nativity comes from the French word nativité, which also means "birth." The Latin root word is nativus, "born or native." WORD FAMILYnativity: nativities+/native: natively, nativeness, natives, nativity, nonnative USAGE EXAMPLESI was variously an angel in a nativity play and a monkey god in an Indian epic. The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016) Look a bit harder and the great paintings of the nativity story that we sentimentalise at Christmas are full of death and decay. The Guardian(Dec 23, 2016) In the Middle Ages, caroling became popular with attendees of nativity plays. New York Times(Dec 21, 2016) n the event of being born Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper birth, nascence, nascency death, decease, expiry the event of dying or departure from life delivery the event of giving birth live birththe birth of a living fetus (regardless of the length of gestation) posthumous birthbirth of a child by Caesarean section after the death of the mother posthumous birthbirth of a child after the father has died rebirth, reincarnation, renascencea second or new birth blessed event, happy eventthe live birth of a child transmigrationthe passing of a soul into another body after death cycle of rebirth(Hinduism) repeated rebirth in new forms alteration, change, modification an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another Nativity (once / 12641 pages) n WORD FAMILY Nativity: Nativities USAGE EXAMPLESThis Nativity was a twist on the usual tableau of the birth of Jesus. Los Angeles Times(Dec 25, 2016) There was no little wooden baby in the cathedral’s Nativity scene yet, however. Salon(Dec 24, 2016) And then there was the Nativity, which in its early days was much grander, complete with shops, townsfolk and a 12-foot-tall wrought-iron star. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) 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 Syn|Hyper Virgin Birth theological doctrine the doctrine of a religious group |
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