How to Use Immaculate Conception in a Sentence

Immaculate Conception

noun
  • By day Priscilla was a student at the local Immaculate Conception all-girls high school.
    — Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Immaculate Conception School in Highland Park was one of the first, in 1978.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Other symbols, though, are specific to Mary as the Immaculate Conception.
    — Bridget Retzloff, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
  • His parents taught catechism in their backyard and raised children with social justice hearts just steps away from their parish, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
    — Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Feb. 2022
  • One survivor described being groomed more than a year before he was abused by the pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Cranston in 1981.
    — Arkansas Online, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Over the last four decades, Rogers has organized a free Thanksgiving meal at his church, Immaculate Conception, serving food alongside his children and parishioners.
    — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 14 Dec. 2021
  • After a greeting and a few words from the palace balcony, the Pope went to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception to pray with the Bishop of Monaco.
    — Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The building is less than one block from the Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, and is connected to a longtime downtown furniture store.
    — John Sharp | [email protected], al, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Even before its official acceptance, devotion to the Immaculate Conception influenced the art and teachings of the Catholic Church.
    — Bridget Retzloff, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
  • Most Anglican churches do not require belief in Catholic Marian doctrines such as the Immaculate Conception.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The highest civil honor granted by the king features the motto virtuti et mérito — virtue and merit — plus an image of the sin-free Virgin of the Immaculate Conception floating on a crescent moon.
    — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • That request was initially rebuffed; yet construction began on what is now known as the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in 1871.
    — Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Patroness of the United States How did Mary, as the Immaculate Conception, become patroness of the United States?
    — Bridget Retzloff, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
  • The painting reflects artistic traditions that symbolize the theology behind the Immaculate Conception.
    — Bridget Retzloff, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
  • In other artwork of the Immaculate Conception, Mary is depicted with a snake beneath her feet, a crown of 12 stars or a dragon – also inspired by Revelation, Chapter 12.
    — Bridget Retzloff, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
  • O’Hara was elevated to archbishop in 1954 during a ceremony at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
    — Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
  • As part of the festivities, people build bonfires outside their homes in a tradition which has special significance in Guatemala City due to its association with the Feast of the Immaculate Conception honoring the city’s patron saint.
    — Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
  • The Virgin Mary holds a particularly prominent place in Catholic devotion, expressed in prayers such as the Hail Mary and in teachings such as the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The building was originally constructed from 1755 to 1765 as the cloister area of the Convent of the Immaculate Conception (Las Monjas).
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2017
  • After the presentation outside the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on North Franklin Street, community members were invited to add their own touches to the canvas.
    — Laura Fay, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The bicentennial holy card and the American rosary from the following century, both dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, reveal how American Catholics still sought to demonstrate that their faith and their patriotism did not conflict with each other.
    — Bridget Retzloff, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
  • Bicentennial holy card Many items in the Marian Library’s collection, such as holy cards, also demonstrate American Catholics’ devotion to Mary as the Immaculate Conception.
    — Bridget Retzloff, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
  • Nearly 200 years ago, in May 1846, Catholic priests and bishops named the Virgin Mary patroness of the United States of America – specifically, under her title as the Immaculate Conception, referring to the belief she was conceived without sin.
    — Bridget Retzloff, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
  • The Must-Sees Stop to visit the Notre Dame Des Anges, modeled on the Basilica at Lourdes, Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, and Gothic Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
    — David Jefferys, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Apr. 2017
  • The Immaculate Conception Mary is known by many names and titles, including the Virgin Mary, Mary of Nazareth, Our Lady of Lourdes, Holy Mother of God, Queen of Heaven, Seat of Wisdom and Mystical Rose.
    — Bridget Retzloff, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
  • Other potential measles exposure sites include major transit hubs like Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Union Station as well as the Catholic University of America and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026

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