IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, THE


Meaning of IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, THE in English

Imˌmaculate Conˈception, the BrE AmE

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)

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.