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Immaculate Conception


Immaculate Conception

noun

Definition of IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

1
: the conception of the Virgin Mary in which as decreed in Roman Catholic dogma her soul was preserved free from original sin by divine grace
2
: December 8 observed as a Roman Catholic feast in commemoration of the Immaculate Conception
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