What is another word for the Nativity?

Pronunciation: [ðə nɐtˈɪvɪti] (IPA)

The Nativity, also known as Christmas, is a Christian festival celebrated around the world to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. The word Nativity means birth, but it has many synonymous words that are used to describe this event. Some of the synonyms for the Nativity include the Christ Child, Yuletide, Emmanuel, Advent, Christmas Day, and Epiphany. These words are often used interchangeably and allow us to express the significance of the birth of Jesus in different ways. The Nativity story is an integral part of Christian tradition and is celebrated with great enthusiasm and joy every year.

What are the hypernyms for The nativity?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    annunciation to the shepherds, birth of jesus, Christian feast day, Jesus's Nativity, Journey of the Magi.

Famous quotes with The nativity

  • Just a hurried line...to tell a story which puts the contrast between *our* feast of the Nativity and all this ghastly Xmas racket at it's lowest. My brother heard a woman on a 'bus say, as the 'bus passed a church with a Crib outside it, Oh Lor' They bring religion into everything. Look- they're dragging it even into Christmas now
    Clive Staples Lewis
  • The "time of grace" begins at Midsummer, and lasteth to Holyrood-day. The fox may be hunted from the Nativity to the Annunciation of our Lady; the roebuck from Easter to Michaelmas; the roe from Michaelmas to Candlemas; the hare from Michaelmas to Midsummer; the wolf as the fox; and the boar from the Nativity to the Purification of our Lady.
    Joseph Strutt

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