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固有名詞

the Immaculate Conception

1. (Catholicism) The doctrine, in the Roman Catholic Church, that the Virgin Mary was conceived biologically but free from original sin.
2. (Roman Catholicism) December 8th (The Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary).
3. (proscribed) The conception or incarnation of Jesus as viewed by those who believe that he was conceived without sin.
4. (Roman Catholicism) A title of Mary, in particular reference to her unique status with regard to the aforementioned doctrine.

使用する際の注意点

• Usage referring to the conception of Jesus (by Mary and the Holy Spirit) rather than that of Mary (by her human parents) is based on ignorance or misunderstanding of the original term and of the doctrine it refers to, but it is nonetheless relatively widespread.

関連する語

• immaculism, immaculist
• maculism, maculist

名詞

Immaculate Conception (uncountable)

1. (informal, proscribed, often lower case) Any virgin birth or an event likened to one.

   I didn't think the cat had gotten out, but either she did or those kittens are a case of immaculate conception.

Further reading

• Immaculate Conception on Wikipedia.Wikipedia