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Immaculate Conception en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (informal, lowercase, often, proscribed, uncountable) Any virgin birth or an event likened to one.
   • I didn't think the cat had gotten out, but either she did or those kittens are a case of immaculate conception.

Immaculate Conception en · PROPN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. The doctrine, in the Roman Catholic Church, that the Virgin Mary was conceived biologically but free from original sin.
2. December 8th (The Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary).
3. (proscribed) The conception or incarnation of Jesus as viewed by those who believe that he was conceived without sin.
4. A title of Mary, in particular reference to her unique status with regard to the aforementioned doctrine.

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Relateds

maculist · maculism · immaculism · immaculist

Translations (30)

tl Inmaculada Concepcion (doctrine) · ca Immaculada Concepció (doctrine) · fr immaculée conception (doctrine) · sv obefläckad avlelse (doctrine) · tl Kalinis-linisang Paglilihi (feast) · tl Paglilihing Inmakulada (doctrine) · de unbefleckte Empfängnis (doctrine) · da ubesmittede undfangelse (doctrine) · tl Kalinis-linisang Paglilihi (doctrine) · ro imaculata concepție (doctrine) · nl Onbevlekte Ontvangenis (feast) · pl Niepokalane Poczęcie (feast) · fi perisynnittömän sikiämisen päivä (feast) · nl onbevlekte ontvangenis (doctrine) · ar الحَمْل بِلَا دَنَس (doctrine) · it immacolata concezione (doctrine) · cmn 無沾成胎 /无沾成胎 (doctrine) · pt imaculada conceição (doctrine) · hu szeplőtelen fogantatás (doctrine) · tl Lihing Busilak (doctrine) · pl Niepokalane Poczęcie (doctrine) · ru непоро́чное зача́тие (doctrine) · es Inmaculada Concepción (doctrine) · lv šķīstā ieņemšana (doctrine) · cs neposkvrněné početí (doctrine) · el άμωμος σύλληψη (doctrine) · ga Giniúint Mhuire gan Smál (doctrine) · cmn 聖母無原罪 /圣母无原罪 (doctrine) · fi perisynnitön sikiäminen (doctrine) · it Immacolata Concezione (feast)