'Immaculate Conception' definitions:

Definition of 'Immaculate Conception'

From: WordNet
noun
Roman Catholic holy day first celebrated in 1854 [syn: Immaculate Conception, December 8]
noun
(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, Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary]

Definition of 'Immaculate conception'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Were but my soul as pure From other guilt as that, Heaven did not hold One more immaculate. --Denham. [1913 Webster]
  • Thou sheer, immaculate and silver fountain. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'Immaculate Conception'

From: Moby Thesaurus
  • Dei Mater,
  • Deipara,
  • Holy Mary,
  • Mariolatry,
  • Mariology,
  • mater dolorosa,
  • Mother of God,
  • Notre Dame,
  • Our Lady,
  • Queen of Angels,
  • Queen of Heaven,
  • Regina Angelorum,
  • Regina Coeli,
  • Sancta Virgo Virginum,
  • Stella Maris,
  • the Blessed Virgin,
  • the Sorrowful Mother,
  • the Virgin,
  • the Virgin Mary,
  • the Virgin Mother,
  • Theotokos,
  • Virgin Most Glorious,
  • Virgin Most Merciful,
  • Virgin Most Powerful,
  • Virgin Most Renowned,
  • Virgin Most Venerable,
  • Virgin Most Wise,
  • Virgo Clemens,
  • Virgo Gloriosa,
  • Virgo Potens,
  • Virgo Praedicanda,
  • Virgo Sapientissima,
  • Virgo Sponsa Dei,
  • Virgo Veneranda

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