Immaculate Conception (Noun)

Meaning ¹

(Christianity) the Roman Catholic dogma that God preserved the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from the moment she was conceived.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Synonyms

• Immaculate Conception Of The Virgin Mary

Hypernyms

• Church Doctrine
• Gospel
• Creed

Meaning ²

Roman Catholic holy day first celebrated in 1854.

Classification

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.

Examples

• The Papal encyclical Ineffabilis Deus formally declared the dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary in 1854.
• The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception on December 8 has been a holy day of obligation in many Roman Catholic countries since 1854.
• The doctrine of the Immaculate Conception states that Mary was preserved from original sin by the grace of God from the moment of her conception.
• The Immaculate Conception is a uniquely Roman Catholic doctrine that is observed as a universal feast with great solemnity on December 8.
• Pope Pius IX officially declared the Immaculate Conception of Mary as a dogma of the Roman Catholic Church in 1854, through his papal encyclical Ineffabilis Deus.

Synonyms

• December 8