nativity
English Thesaurus
1. 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 (noun.cognition)
| part meronym | : | christian theology, |
| definition | : | the teachings of Christian churches (noun.cognition) |
2. the event of being born (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | alteration, change, modification, |
| definition | : | an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | delivery, |
| definition | : | the event of giving birth (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | live birth, |
| definition | : | the birth of a living fetus (regardless of the length of gestation) (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | posthumous birth, |
| definition | : | birth of a child by Caesarean section after the death of the mother (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | posthumous birth, |
| definition | : | birth of a child after the father has died (noun.event) |
| antonym | : | death, decease, expiry, |
| definition | : | the event of dying or departure from life (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | be born, |
| definition | : | come into existence through birth (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | nascent, |
| definition | : | being born or beginning (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | death, decease, expiry, |
| definition | : | the event of dying or departure from life (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | be born, |
| definition | : | come into existence through birth (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | nascent, |
| definition | : | being born or beginning (adj.all) |
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