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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 belief that the Virgin Mary was free of original sin from the moment of her conception. It is one of the four Marian...
- The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception celebrates the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on 8 December, nine months before the feast...
- several locations around the world invoke the patronage of the Immaculate Conception. Catholic diocesan authorities with the expressed and written approval...
- 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 is a painting by Italian painter Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696–1770). The painting was one of seven altarpieces commissioned...
- Look up Immaculate Conception in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Immaculate Conception is the conception of the Virgin Mary free from original sin...
- the Immaculate Conception may refer to: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Linz Basilique de l'Immaculée Conception, Ouidah Immaculate Conception Cathedral...
- of the Immaculate Conception, Immaculate Conception Church, Church of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception or Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church may...
- The Column of the Immaculate Conception (Italian: La Colonna della Immacolata Concezione) is a nineteenth-century monument in central Rome depicting the...
- Immaculate Conception is a 1992 film written and directed by British director Jamil Dehlavi with James Wilby, Melissa Leo and Shabana Azmi playing the...