Immaculate Conception
noun
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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On the traditional holiday weekend marking Spain’s Constitution Day and the Immaculate Conception, Athletic Club will host Atlético de Madrid in a tasty clash that could help decide the title race.
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Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
During the 38th annual Polish Marian Pilgrimage, thousands walked from Immaculate Conception Church in Chicago to the Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Merrillville.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
Her remains were exhumed from a grave in suburban Denver cemetery and placed at an altar at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception — one of the steps in the sainthood process.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2025
Archbishop Timothy Broglio conducts an Easter Sunday Mass at Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, Sunday, April 12, 2020.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
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Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
During the 38th annual Polish Marian Pilgrimage, thousands walked from Immaculate Conception Church in Chicago to the Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Merrillville.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
Her remains were exhumed from a grave in suburban Denver cemetery and placed at an altar at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception — one of the steps in the sainthood process.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2025
Archbishop Timothy Broglio conducts an Easter Sunday Mass at Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, Sunday, April 12, 2020.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
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