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IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE VIRGIN MARY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Christianity) the Roman Catholic dogma that God preserved the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from the moment she was conceived
Synonyms:
Immaculate Conception; Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
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)