Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun immaculate_conception

2 senses of immaculate conception

Sense 1
Immaculate Conception, December 8 -- (Roman Catholic holy day first celebrated in 1854)
       => holy day of obligation -- (a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion)

Sense 2
Immaculate Conception, Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary -- ((Christianity) the Roman Catholic dogma that God preserved the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from the moment she was conceived)
       => religious doctrine, church doctrine, gospel, creed -- (the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group)