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Immaculate Conception
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What does Immaculate Conception mean?
noun
- (informal) Any virgin birth or an event likened to one.
proper noun
- The doctrine, in the Roman Catholic Church, that the Virgin Mary was conceived biologically but free from original sin.
- December 8th (The Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary).
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proper noun
- The conception or incarnation of Jesus as viewed by those who believe that he was conceived without sin.
- A title of Mary, in particular reference to her unique status with regard to the aforementioned doctrine.
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Virgo, the Virgin of the skies, and eternal symbol of that Divine, immaculate conception, shows wherein these forces lie.
No doubt were it not for signs of teeth in a spirit-baby of immaculate conception, many a camp scandal would be conveniently nipped in the bud.
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"Salve Regina" is raising funds for the "National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception", a home for more priests, and Catholic ladies who desire to collect for it may receive little books which they are requested to return within three months.
It seems to be a survival of some very ancient ritual, probably astronomical, in which the two sets of six represent the signs of the Zodiac, and is celebrated during the festivals of Corpus Christi, the Immaculate Conception, and the Carnival.