Found 2 items, similar to Immaculate Conception.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Immaculate Conception Immaculate Conception n 1: Roman Catholic holy day first celebrated in 1854 [syn: December 8 ] 2: (Christianity) the Roman Catholic doctrine that the Virgin Mary was conceived without any stain of original sin
English → English (gcide) Definition: Immaculate conception 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]