IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Immaculate Conception mean? 

• IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (noun)
  The noun IMMACULATE CONCEPTION has 2 senses:

1. Roman Catholic holy day first celebrated in 1854

2. (Christianity) the Roman Catholic dogma that God preserved the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from the moment she was conceived

  Familiarity information: IMMACULATE CONCEPTION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Roman Catholic holy day first celebrated in 1854

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Synonyms:

December 8; Immaculate Conception

Hypernyms ("Immaculate Conception" is a kind of...):

holy day of obligation (a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(Christianity) the Roman Catholic dogma that God preserved the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from the moment she was conceived

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Immaculate Conception; Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary

Hypernyms ("Immaculate Conception" is a kind of...):

church doctrine; creed; gospel; religious doctrine (the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group)

Domain category:

Christian religion; Christianity (a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior)

Church of Rome; Roman Catholic; Roman Catholic Church; Roman Church; Western Church (the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy)