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immaculism

immaculism noun: belief in the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary.

Noun

immaculism (uncountable)

  1. Belief in the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary.
    • Although the Dominicans continuously disapproved of immaculism, the conflict became considerably fiercer in the aftermath of the Council of Basel (1431–1449), when the Immaculate Conception was elevated to a dogma.2020, Racha Kirakosian, “Introduction”, in The Life of Christina of Hane, →ISBN, page xxx
    Antonyms:
    maculism

Antonyms of immaculism

Origin of immaculism

From immaculate + -ism.

Questions about immaculism

What does immaculism mean?
Immaculism means belief in the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary.
What part of speech is immaculism?
Immaculism is a noun.

Words near immaculism in the dictionary

  1. immaculate disinflation
  2. immaculate disinflations
  3. Immaculate Heart of Mary
  4. immaculately
  5. immaculateness
  6. immaculism
  7. immalleable
  8. immanacle
  9. immanacled
  10. immanacles
  11. immanacling

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