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Definition of the Immaculate Conception noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the Immaculate Conception

noun

/ði ɪˌmækjələt kənˈsepʃn/

/ði ɪˌmækjələt kənˈsepʃn/

[singular] (religion)

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the Roman Catholic belief that the Virgin Mary’s soul was free from original sin from the moment of her conception

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