"Immaculate Conception" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop|head=Immaculate Conception}} Immaculate Conception
  1. (Catholicism) The doctrine, in the Roman Catholic Church, that the Virgin Mary was conceived biologically but free from original sin. Categories (topical): Catholicism, Roman Catholicism Translations (doctrine): الحَمْل بِلَا دَنَس (al-ḥaml bilā danas) [masculine] (Arabic), immaculada concepció [feminine] (Catalan), 無沾成胎 (Chinese Mandarin), 无沾成胎 (wúzhānchéngtāi) (Chinese Mandarin), neposkvrněné početí [neuter] (Czech), ubesmittede undfangelse [common-gender] (Danish), onbevlekte ontvangenis [feminine] (Dutch), perisynnitön sikiäminen (Finnish), immaculée conception [feminine] (French), unbefleckte Empfängnis [feminine] (German), άμωμος σύλληψη (ámomos sýllipsi) [feminine] (Greek), szeplőtelen fogantatás (Hungarian), Giniúint Mhuire gan Smál [feminine] (Irish), immacolata concezione [feminine] (Italian), šķīstā ieņemšana [feminine] (Latvian), Niepokalane Poczęcie [neuter] (Polish), imaculada conceição [feminine] (Portuguese), imaculata concepție (Romanian), непоро́чное зача́тие (neporóčnoje začátije) [neuter] (Russian), inmaculada concepción [feminine] (Spanish), Inmaculada Concepcion (Tagalog), Kalinis-linisang Paglilihi (Tagalog), Paglilihing Inmakulada (Tagalog), Lihing Busilak (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-Immaculate_Conception-en-name-Qr7RgylC Disambiguation of Roman Catholicism: 51 17 2 25 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 21 7 31 13 Topics: Catholicism, Christianity Disambiguation of 'doctrine': 65 3 1 31
  2. (Roman Catholicism) December 8th (The Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary). Categories (topical): Roman Catholicism Related terms: immaculism, immaculist, maculism, maculist Translations (feast): Onbevlekte Ontvangenis [feminine] (Dutch), perisynnittömän sikiämisen päivä (Finnish), Immacolata Concezione [feminine] (Italian), Niepokalane Poczęcie [neuter] (Polish), Kalinis-linisang Paglilihi (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-Immaculate_Conception-en-name-HXdMgE-y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 21 7 31 13 Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism Disambiguation of 'feast': 12 80 3 5
  3. (proscribed) The conception or incarnation of Jesus as viewed by those who believe that he was conceived without sin. Tags: proscribed
    Sense id: en-Immaculate_Conception-en-name-Xb8Syfe9
  4. (Roman Catholicism) A title of Mary, in particular reference to her unique status with regard to the aforementioned doctrine. Categories (topical): Roman Catholicism
    Sense id: en-Immaculate_Conception-en-name-AF9rz8c4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 21 7 31 13 Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=Immaculate Conception}} Immaculate Conception (uncountable)
  1. (informal, proscribed) Any virgin birth or an event likened to one. Tags: informal, proscribed, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Immaculate_Conception-en-noun-NuYe9DKE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 21 7 31 13

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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "doctrine",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Niepokalane Poczęcie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "doctrine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "imaculada conceição"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "doctrine",
      "word": "imaculata concepție"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neporóčnoje začátije",
      "sense": "doctrine",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "непоро́чное зача́тие"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "doctrine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "inmaculada concepción"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "doctrine",
      "word": "Inmaculada Concepcion"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "doctrine",
      "word": "Kalinis-linisang Paglilihi"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "doctrine",
      "word": "Paglilihing Inmakulada"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "doctrine",
      "word": "Lihing Busilak"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "feast",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Onbevlekte Ontvangenis"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "feast",
      "word": "perisynnittömän sikiämisen päivä"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "feast",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Immacolata Concezione"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "feast",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Niepokalane Poczęcie"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "feast",
      "word": "Kalinis-linisang Paglilihi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Immaculate Conception"
}

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        {
          "text": "I didn't think the cat had gotten out, but either she did or those kittens are a case of immaculate conception.",
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      "glosses": [
        "Any virgin birth or an event likened to one."
      ],
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        "(informal, proscribed) Any virgin birth or an event likened to one."
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