Immaculate Conception
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 of Immaculate Conception
First recorded in 1680–90
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British Dictionary definitions for immaculate conception
Immaculate Conception
noun
Christian theol RC Church the doctrine that the Virgin Mary was conceived without any stain of original sin
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Culture definitions for immaculate conception
Immaculate Conception
A doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church. It states that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was free from original sin (see also original sin).
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