Feast of the Immaculate Conception (of the Virgin)

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• Immaculate 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… …   Wikipedia

• Immaculate 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… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Feast of the Immaculate Conception — The Feast of the Immaculate Conception celebrates the Roman Catholic dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is celebrated on 8 December, nine months before the Nativity of Mary, which is celebrated on 8… …   Wikipedia

• Conception of the Virgin Mary — The Feast of the Conception of the Virgin Mary is a liturgical holiday celebrated by the Orthodox Church on December 9, marking the conception of the Virgin Mary by her mother Saint Anne. This feast is not ranked among the Great Feasts of the… …   Wikipedia

• Immaculate Conception — ► NOUN 1) (in the Roman Catholic Church) the doctrine that God preserved the Virgin Mary from the taint of original sin from the moment she was conceived. 2) the feast commemorating the Immaculate Conception on December 8th …   English terms dictionary

• Immaculate 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… …   Universalium

• Immaculate Conception — noun Date: 1687 1. the conception of the Virgin Mary in which as decreed in Roman Catholic dogma her soul was preserved free from original sin by divine grace 2. December 8 observed as a Roman Catholic feast in commemoration of the Immaculate… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Immaculate Conception — noun the Roman Catholic doctrine that God preserved the Virgin Mary from the taint of original sin from the moment she was conceived. ↘the feast commemorating the Immaculate Conception on December 8th …   English new terms dictionary

• Immaculate Conception — noun a) The doctrine, in the Roman Catholic Church, that the Virgin Mary was conceived free from original sin b) December 8th (The Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary) …   Wiktionary

• Immaculate Conception — /ɪˌmækjələt kənˈsɛpʃən/ (say i.makyuhluht kuhn sepshuhn) noun 1. the conception of the Virgin Mary in her mother s womb which, in the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church, took place in such a manner that Mary was born without the stain of… …  

• Immaculate Conception — Immac′ulate Concep′tion n. 1) rel the doctrine according to which the Virgin Mary was conceived in her mother s womb without the stain of original sin 2) rel the feast commemorating this, celebrated on December 8 • Etymology: 1680–90 …   From formal English to slang