noun
- Roman Catholic holy day first celebrated in 1854.
- synonyms: December 8
- Christianity) the Roman Catholic dogma that God preserved the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from the moment she was conceived. (.
- synonyms: Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary
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