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nativity play

nativity play noun: a dramatic depiction of the story of the birth of Jesus Christ, commonly performed by children in churches and in Christian schools during the Christmas season.

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Noun

nativity play (plural nativity plays)

  1. A dramatic depiction of the story of the birth of Jesus Christ, commonly performed by children in churches and in Christian schools during the Christmas season.
    • Her most significant role to date had been as a sheep in the school nativity play.2008 October 4, Kevin Maher, “Dakota Blue Richards has become a girl in 10,000”, in TimesOnline, UK, retrieved 14 Oct 2008

Forms of nativity play

pluralnativity plays

Questions about nativity play

What does nativity play mean?
Nativity play means a dramatic depiction of the story of the birth of Jesus Christ, commonly performed by children in churches and in Christian schools during the Christmas season.
What part of speech is nativity play?
Nativity play is a noun.
What is the plural of nativity play?
The plural of nativity play is nativity plays.

Words near nativity play in the dictionary

  1. nativist
  2. nativistic
  3. nativists
  4. nativities
  5. nativity
  6. nativity play
  7. nativity plays
  8. nativity scene
  9. nativity scenes
  10. nativization
  11. nativize

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