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Immaculate Conception
Immaculate Conception


noun 
Definition:
 
1. Virgin Mary's sinlessness: in the Roman Catholic Church, the doctrine that the Virgin Mary's soul was free from the stain of original sin from the moment of her soul's conception. The term does not, contrary to popular belief, refer to the conception of Jesus Christ.
2. feast of Immaculate Conception: in the Roman Catholic Church, the feast of the Immaculate Conception.8 December.
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