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Definition of Immaculate conception

Immaculate conception
Immaculate Im*mac"u*late, a. [L. immaculatus; pref. im- not + maculatus, p. p. of maculare to spot, stane, fr. macula spot. See Mail armor.] Without stain or blemish; spotless; undefiled; clear; pure. Were but my soul as pure From other guilt as that, Heaven did not hold One more immaculate. --Denham. Thou sheer, immaculate and silver fountain. --Shak. Immaculate conception (R. C. Ch.), the doctrine that the Virgin Mary was conceived without original sin. -- Im*mac"u*late*ly, adv. -- Im*mac"u*late*ness, n.

Meaning of Immaculate conception from wikipedia

- The Immaculate Conception is the doctrine that the Virgin Mary was free of original sin from the moment of her conception. It is one of the four Marian...
- The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic minor basilica and national shrine in Washington D.C. It is the largest...
- the Immaculate Conception may refer to: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Linz Basilique de l'Immaculée Conception, Ouidah Immaculate Conception Cathedral...
- The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception celebrates the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on 8 December, nine months before the feast...
- congregations with Immaculate Conception in their name. Several of them are discussed here. The Order of the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady, otherwise...
- Immaculate Conception High School (ICHS) was an American private, Roman Catholic, all-girls college-preparatory high school located in Lodi, in Bergen...
- the Immaculate Conception may refer to: Sisters of Providence of the Immaculate Conception, see appropriate section in Congregation of the Immaculate Conception...
- Saint Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception (19 August 1910 – 28 July 1946), born as Anna Muttathupadathu, was an Indian Catholic nun and educator. She...
- the Immaculate Conception may refer to: Basilique de l'Immaculée Conception, Ouidah Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, or Primatial...
- The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (French: Cathédrale de l'Immaculée-Conception de Mobile) is a cathedral serving Roman Catholics in...