Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun nativity
2 senses of nativity
Sense 1
birth, nativity, nascency, nascence -- (the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child")
=> change, alteration, 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")
Sense 2
Virgin Birth, Nativity -- (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)
=> theological doctrine -- (the doctrine of a religious group)