conception


Definition: Meaning of, conception in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kənˈsɛpʃ(ə)n /

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  1. [uncountable and countable] an idea about what something is like, or a general understanding of something [↪  concept]
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  2. [uncountable] a process in which someone forms a plan or idea [↪  conceive]
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  3. [uncountable and countable] the process by which a woman or female animal becomes PREGNANT, or the time when this happens [↪  conceive]
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conception used in phrases

  • Immaculate Conception (noun)
    1. roman Catholic holy day first celebrated in 1854
    2. Christianity the Roman Catholic dogma that God preserved the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from the moment she was conceived
  • Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary (noun)
    1. Christianity the Roman Catholic dogma that God preserved the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from the moment she was conceived
  • Immaculate Conception, the
    1. 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)
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