IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE VIRGIN MARY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary mean? 

• IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE VIRGIN MARY (noun)
  The noun IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE VIRGIN MARY has 1 sense:

1. (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 OF THE VIRGIN MARY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE VIRGIN MARY (noun)

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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 of the Virgin Mary" 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)