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Immaculate Conception

 
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–noun Roman Catholic Church.
the dogma of the unique privilege by which the Virgin Mary was conceived in her mother's womb without the stain of original sin through the anticipated merits of Jesus Christ. Compare virgin birth (def. 1).
Origin:
1680–90
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Im·mac·u·late Conception   (ĭ-māk'yə-lĭt)   
n.  

  1. Roman Catholic Church The doctrine that the Virgin Mary was conceived free from all stain of original sin.

  2. December 8, on which the feast of the Immaculate Conception is celebrated.

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Immaculate Conception

A doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church. It states that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was free from original sin.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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