Immaculate Conception

ɪˈmæk.jə.lət kənˈsɛp.ʃən

Definition

Definition of Immaculate Conception - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Catholic doctrine

TECH.

doctrine that Mary was conceived without original sin

TECH.

The Immaculate Conception is a key Catholic belief.

informal usage

Rare

any virgin birth or event likened to one

Rare

The event was described as an immaculate conception.

virgin birth

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Feast of the Immaculate Conception

religious holiday celebrating Mary's Immaculate Conception

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is on December 8.

Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary

Roman Catholic belief of Mary's sinless conception

The Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary is celebrated on December 8.

Expressions with conception

false conception

mistaken idea or notion

The theory was based on a false conception.

artist's conception

illustration showing imagined appearance of something unseen

The artist's conception of the new building was impressive.

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Feast of the Immaculate Conception

religion

religious holiday celebrating Mary's Immaculate Conception

Examples of Immaculate Conception in a sentence

The Immaculate Conception is depicted in many religious artworks.
The miracle was hailed as an immaculate conception.
His success story was seen as an immaculate conception.

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French:Immaculée Conception, immaculée conception, ...
German:Unbefleckte Empfängnis, unbefleckte Empfängnis, ...
Italian:Immacolata Concezione, immacolata concezione, ...
Spanish:Inmaculada Concepción, inmaculada concepción, ...
Portuguese:Imaculada Conceição, conceção imaculada, ...
Chinese:无原罪受孕, 完美无瑕的受孕, ...
Japanese:無原罪の御宿り, ...
Arabic:الحبل بلا دنس, وِلَادَةٌ عُذْرِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:הַהִתְעַבְּרוּת לְלֹא חֵטְא, הִתְעַבְּרוּת לְלֹא רֶבֶב, ...
Russian:Непорочное зачатие, непорочное зачатие, ...
Ukrainian:Непорочне зачаття, непорочне зачаття, ...
Hindi:निष्कलंक गर्भाधान, निर्मल गर्भाधान, ...
Bengali:নিষ্কলঙ্ক গর্ভধারণ, নির্মল গর্ভধারণ, ...
Catalan:Immaculada Concepció, immaculada concepció, ...
Czech:Neposkvrněné početí, neposkvrněné početí, ...
Danish:den ubesmittede undfangelse, ubesmittet undfangelse, ...
Dutch:Onbevlekte Ontvangenis, onbevlekte ontvangenis, ...
Greek:Άσπιλη Σύλληψη, άμωμη σύλληψη, ...
Hungarian:szeplőtelen fogantatás, ...
Khmer:ការបដិសន្ធិឥតសៅហ្មង, ការកើតកូនដោយព្រហ្មចារី ឬព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ដែលប្រៀបប្រដូចនឹងការកើតបែបនេះ, ...
Korean:원죄 없는 잉태, 무염시태, ...
Persian:لقاح مطهر, تلقیح بی‌عیب, ...
Polish:Niepokalane Poczęcie, niepokalane poczęcie, ...
Portuguese (BR):Imaculada Conceição, concepção imaculada, ...
Romanian:Imaculata Concepție, concepție imaculată, ...
Swedish:Obefläckade Avlelsen, obefläckad avlelse, ...
Thai:การปฏิสนธินิรมล, ...
Turkish:Günahsız Doğum, bakire doğum, ...
Vietnamese:Vô nhiễm Nguyên tội, sự thụ thai vô nhiễm, ...

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