Antonyms for nativity

Grammar : Noun

Spell : nuh-tiv-i-tee, ney-

Phonetic Transcription : nəˈtɪv ɪ ti, neɪ-

Definition of nativity

Origin : c.1200, from Old French nativité "birth" (12c.), from Late Latin nativitatem (nominative nativitas) "birth," from Latin nativus "born, native" (see native (adj.)). Late Old English had nativiteð, from earlier Old French nativited.

As in origin : noun beginning, inception
As in Xmas : noun christmas
As in Christmas : noun christmastime
As in birth : noun becoming alive
As in childbirth : noun giving birth
As in lying-in : noun birth
As in cradle : noun early childhood; origins
As in creation : noun development of entity

Example sentences :

This then is the meaning of the Christmas Tree and of its presence at the Nativity.
Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen

I have not been able to ascertain the place of Kidd's nativity.
Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 » by Various

In the first chapel is a “Nativity” by Pinturicchio, who also painted the lunettes.
Extract from : « Italy, the Magic Land » by Lilian Whiting

In the centre is the Nativity, with a portrait of Bladelin kneeling, and angels.
Extract from : « Six Centuries of Painting » by Randall Davies

Was there a new soul incarnated, she was there to rejoice at the nativity.
Extract from : « The Wedding Ring » by T. De Witt Talmage

The season of the Feast of the Nativity, Christmas-day of the year 800, duly came.
Extract from : « Historical Tales, Vol. 6 (of 15) » by Charles Morris

(I also) echoed a fourth, whose tongue proclaimed him of Spanish nativity.
Extract from : « The Ocean Waifs » by Mayne Reid

The Nativity, &c., are celebrated for eight days, which is the octave.
Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 33, June 15, 1850 » by Various

They say there is divinity in odd numbers, either in nativity, chance, or death.
Extract from : « The Merry Wives of Windsor » by William Shakespeare

Together with some observations on the nativity of the Grand Seignior.
Extract from : « A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I (of II) » by Augustus De Morgan

Synonyms for nativity

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