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1immaculate — [i mak′yə lit] adj. [ME < L immaculatus < in , not + maculatus, pp. of maculare, to spot, soil < macula, a spot, prob. < IE base * smē , to smear > SMITE] 1. perfectly clean; without a spot or stain; unsoiled 2. perfectly correct;… …
2Immaculate Conception — For the novel by Gaétan Soucy, see The Immaculate Conception. Immaculata redirects here. For other uses, see Immaculata (disambiguation). La Purisima Inmaculada Concepcion by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1678, now in Museo del Prado, Spain. The… …
3Immaculate conception — A theological doctrine that asserts that the Virgin Mary was conceived without sin. This doctrine did not become dogma until 1854, although Pope Sixtus IV gave it official approval in 1475. The doctrine was passionately defended for centuries …
4IMMACULATE CONCEPTION — the ROMAN CATHOLIC dogma, declared in 1854, that the Mother of JESUS, the VIRGIN MARY, was born without SIN …
5Immaculate Conception — • In the Constitution Ineffabilis Deus of 8 December, 1854, Pius IX pronounced and defined that the Blessed Virgin Mary in the first instance of her conception, by a singular privilege and grace granted by God, in view of the merits of Jesus… …
6Immaculate — Im*mac u*late, a. [L. immaculatus; pref. im not + maculatus, p. p. of maculare to spot, stane, fr. macula spot. See {Mail} armor.] Without stain or blemish; spotless; undefiled; clear; pure. [1913 Webster] Were but my soul as pure From other… …
7Immaculate conception — Immaculate Im*mac u*late, a. [L. immaculatus; pref. im not + maculatus, p. p. of maculare to spot, stane, fr. macula spot. See {Mail} armor.] Without stain or blemish; spotless; undefiled; clear; pure. [1913 Webster] Were but my soul as pure From …
8Immaculate Conception — Immaculate Con|cep|tion, the the Roman Catholic belief that Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, was born without ↑original sin (=the state of disobedience to God with which all human beings are born) …
9Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary — Infobox University name = Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary motto = Pietas Scientia Sanctitas ( Piety, Science, Holiness ) established = 1950 type = Diocesan, Roman Catholic Seminary rector = Fr. Martin Lupiba city = Tagbilaran City state = Bohol …
10Immaculate Conception — Rom. Cath. Ch. the dogma of the unique privilege by which the Virgin Mary was conceived in her mother s womb without the stain of original sin through the anticipated merits of Jesus Christ. Cf. virgin birth (def. 1). [1680 90] * * * In Roman… …