Immaculate Conception

noun

, Roman Catholic Church.

1. 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 ).

Immaculate Conception

noun

1. Christian theol RC Church the doctrine that the Virgin Mary was conceived without any stain of original sin

Immaculate Conception

1. A doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church . It states that Mary, the mother of Jesus , was free from original sin (see also original sin ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of Immaculate Conception¹

First recorded in 1680–90

Example Sentences

Over a half century after Franco Harris’s heaven-sent touchdown, the “Immaculate Reception” is as likely to be invoked at Sunday mass as the Immaculate Conception.

From New York Times

While some have speculated that the real stingray’s pregnancy may be the result of an immaculate conception, Charlotte shoots that down: “You immaculated and then I immaculated three times back to back,” she tells Che.

From Los Angeles Times

Raised a devout Catholic, Maxie attended Immaculate Conception High School, and after graduation, spent eight months studying to become a nun.

From Seattle Times

Most spectacular is the adjacent white cross of the Order of Charles III. The highest civil honor granted by the king features the motto virtuti et mérito — virtue and merit — plus an image of the sin-free Virgin of the Immaculate Conception floating on a crescent moon.

From Los Angeles Times

His visit came one year to the day before Notre-Dame is scheduled to reopen, on Dec. 8, 2024, when Catholics will celebrate the Immaculate Conception.

From New York Times