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Webster 1913 Edition
Immaculate
Im-mac′u-late
,Adj.
[L.
immaculatus
; pref. im-
not + maculatus
, p. p. of maculare
to spot, stane, fr. macula
spot. See Mail
armor.] Without stain or blemish; spotless; undefiled; clear; pure.
Were but my soul as pure
From other guilt as that, Heaven did not hold
One more
From other guilt as that, Heaven did not hold
One more
immaculate
. Denham.
Thou sheer,
– immaculate
and silver fountain. Shakespeare
Im-mac′u-late-ly
, adv.
Im-mac′u-late-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Immaculate
IMMAC'ULATE
,Noun.
1.
Spotless; pure; unstained; undefiled; without blemish; as immaculate reputation; immaculate thoughts. Our Savior has set us an example of an immaculate life and conversation.2.
Pure; limpid; not tinged with impure matter; as an immaculate fountain.Immaculate conception, the conception of our Savior by the virgin Mary.
Definition 2024
immaculate
immaculate
English
Adjective
immaculate (comparative more immaculate, superlative most immaculate)
- Having no stain or blemish; spotless, undefiled, clear, pure.
- Were but my soul as pure From other guilt as that, Heaven did not hold One more immaculate. — Sir John Denham
- Thou sheer, immaculate and silver fountain. — Shakespeare, Richard II, V-iii.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
having no stain or blemish, spotless, undefiled, clear, pure
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