01 n. The coming into life or into the world; birth; also, the circumstances attending birth, as time, place, manner, etc.
pl.
Nativies ((#))
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The coming into life or into the world; birth; also, the circumstances attending birth, as time, place, manner, etc.“I have served him from the hour of my nativity.” — Shak.“Thou hast left . . . the land of thy nativity.” — Ruth ii. 11.“These in their dark nativity the deep Shall yield us, pregnant with infernal flame.” — Milton.
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A picture representing or symbolizing the early infancy of Christ. The simplest form is the babe in a rude cradle, and the heads of an ox and an ass to express the stable in which he was born.(Fine Arts) (capitalized)
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A representation of the positions of the heavenly bodies as the moment of one's birth, supposed to indicate one's future destinies; a horoscope.(Astrol.)
Phrases & compounds
The Nativity —
the birth or birthday of Christ; Christmas day.
To cast one's nativity —
to find out and represent the position of the heavenly bodies at the time of one's birth.