Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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Immaculate Conception | Yes | No | No | No |
holy day of obligation | Yes | No | No | No |
Immaculate Conception (noun) | holy day of obligation (noun) |
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(Christianity) the Roman Catholic dogma that God preserved the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from the moment she was conceived | a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion |
Roman Catholic holy day first celebrated in 1854 |