Meanings
plural nativity scenes
- ChristianityA depiction—which may be pictorial, dramatic, or by means of figurines—of the birth of Jesus Christ in a manger, as described in the New Testament account.
1 more example
In 1958, it was reported that for "the fourth year in succession, staff of four South London stations have combined to decorate the booking hall at Peckham Rye station". They installed a nativity scene, models of Father Christmas, and a sleigh driven by huskies, and Christmas trees were placed around the station.
2023 December 27, David Turner, “Silent lines...”, in RAIL, number 999, page 29
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Basque jaiotza, belen
- jaiotzanativity scene
- belennativity scene
Catalan pessebre
- pessebrenativity scene
Czech betlém
- betlémnativity scene
Dutch kerststal
- kerststalnativity scene
Esperanto kripo, staltrogo
- kriponativity scene
- staltrogonativity scene
Finnish jouluseimi, seimi
- jouluseiminativity scene
- seiminativity scene
French Crèche de Noël, crèche
- Crèche de Noëlnativity scene
- crèchenativity scene
German Weihnachtskrippe, Krippe
- Weihnachtskrippenativity scene
- Krippenativity scene
Greek φάτνη
- φάτνη (fátni)nativity scene
Hungarian betlehem
- betlehemnativity scene
Irish radharc bhreith Chríost
- radharc bhreith Chríostnativity scene
Italian presepe, presepio
- presepenativity scene
- presepionativity scene
Latin praesepe
- praesepenativity scene
Polish betlejka, szopka
- betlejkanativity scene
- szopkanativity scene
- stajenkanativity scene
- żłóbeknativity scene
Portuguese presépio
- presépionativity scene
Russian рожде́ственский верте́п
- рожде́ственский верте́п (roždéstvenskij vertép)nativity scene
Slovak betlehem
- betlehemnativity scene
Spanish belén, nacimiento
- belénnativity scene
- nacimientonativity scene
- pasitonativity scene
- pesebrenativity scene
- portalnativity scene
Swedish julkrubba
- julkrubbanativity scene
Tagalog belen
- belennativity scene
Vietnamese hoạt cảnh giáng sinh, cảnh máng cỏ
- hoạt cảnh giáng sinhnativity scene
- cảnh máng cỏnativity scene
Welsh golygfa'r Geni
- golygfa'r Geninativity scene
Cite this entry
nativity scene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nativity%20scene
“nativity scene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nativity%20scene. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nativity scene,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nativity%20scene.
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