conceptionist

noun

con·​cep·​tion·​ist

-sh(ə)nə̇st

plural -s

1

: conceptualist

2

capitalized [(Immaculate) Conception + -ist] Roman Catholicism : a member of any of the various orders or congregations dedicated to and named in honor of the Immaculate Conception

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