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nativity

/nuh-tiv-i-tee, ney-/US // nəˈtɪv ɪ ti, neɪ- //UK // (nəˈtɪvɪtɪ) //

耶稣诞生,耶稣降生,耶稣基督,耶稣受难记

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural na·tiv·i·ties.

    • : birth.
    • : birth with reference to place or attendant circumstances: of Irish nativity.
    • : the birth of Christ.
    • : the church festival commemorating the birth of Christ; Christmas.
    • : a representation of the birth of Christ, as in art.
    • : Astrology. a horoscope of a person's birth.

Synonyms & Antonyms

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Forms: nativities

Examples

  • Christians around the country will be building crèches and parents will be enthusiastically attending Nativity Plays.

  • Nativity scenes “acknowledge the very real history and identity of the vast majority of our citizens.”

  • But we also have a lot of films by black filmmakers coming out soon—the two Mandela films, Black Nativity, and others.

  • On to the Church of the Nativity, where POTUS could meet with his Christian brothers and sisters for Easter.

  • Walking through a forest one night, meditating on the Nativity, he looked through the branches of a tree and saw a star.

  • But sufficient can be discerned for the grasping of the idea, which seems to be a representation of the Nativity.

  • I will judge thee in the place wherein thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity.

  • Here is our nativity, and here have we the natural right to abide and be elevated through the measures of our own efforts.

  • Have one of the lieutenants open the secret files for you—it's all under 'Operation Nativity.'

  • Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite and thy mother a Hittite.