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Immaculate Conception
noun
1. Roman Catholic holy day first celebrated in 1854
Syn: ↑December 8
Hypernyms: ↑holy day of obligation
2. (Christianity) the Roman Catholic dogma that God preserved the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from the moment she was conceived
Syn: ↑Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary
Topics:
Christianity, ↑Christian religion, ↑Roman Catholic, ↑Western Church, ↑Roman Catholic Church, ↑Church of Rome, ↑Roman Church
Hypernyms: ↑religious doctrine, ↑church doctrine, ↑gospel, ↑creed

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the Imˌmaculate Conˈception 7 [Immaculate Conception] noun singular (religion)
the Christian belief that the Virgin Mary's soul was free from ↑original sin from the moment of her ↑conception

Useful english dictionary. 2012.