Phrase guide
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The doctrine, in the Roman Catholic Church, that the Virgin Mary was conceived biologically but free from original sin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Catholicism, Christianity
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December 8th (The Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism
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The conception or incarnation of Jesus as viewed by those who believe that he was conceived without sin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: proscribed
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A title of Mary, in particular reference to her unique status with regard to the aforementioned doctrine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism
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noun
Any virgin birth or an event likened to one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, lowercase, often, proscribed, uncountable
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(Christianity) the Roman Catholic dogma that God preserved the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from the moment she was conceived
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary
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Broader terms: religious doctrine, church doctrine, gospel, creed
noun
Roman Catholic holy day first celebrated in 1854
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: December 8
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Broader terms: holy day of obligation
History
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