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immaculate
UK /ɪˈmækjʊlət/ US /ɪˈmækjələt/
adj 5
Collocations
3(adj.)
VERBS
be, look | keep sth
ADV
absolutely, totally
Definitions
adj
1
Having no blemish or stain; absolutely clean and tidy.
O loyall Father, of a treacherous Sonne, / Thou ſheere immaculate and ſiluer Fountaine, / From vvhence this ſtreame, through muddy paſſages, / Hath held his current, and defild himſelfe.
So in immaculate clothes, and Symetrie / Perfect as circles, vvith ſuch nicetie / As a young Preacher at his firſt time goes / To preach, he enters, […]
2
Containing no mistakes.
3
Containing no mistakes.
4
Free from sin; morally pure; sinless.
Take not thy flight ſo ſoone immaculate ſpirit.
Were but my ſoul as pure / From other guilts as that, Heaven did not hold / One more immaculate.
5
Of the Virgin Mary or her womb: pure, undefiled.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — without fault or error
- faultless
- impeccable
- incorrupted
adjective — free from stain or blemish
- undefiled
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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O loyall Father, of a treacherous Sonne, / Thou ſheere immaculate and ſiluer Fountaine, / From vvhence this ſtreame, through muddy paſſages, / Hath held his current, and defild himſelfe.
Wiktionary02
So in immaculate clothes, and Symetrie / Perfect as circles, vvith ſuch nicetie / As a young Preacher at his firſt time goes / To preach, he enters, […]
Wiktionary03
So firſt to preach a vvhite-glov'd Chaplain goes, / VVith Band of Lily, and vvith Cheek of Roſe, / Svveeter than Sharon, in immaculate trim, / Neatneſs itſelf impertinent in him.
Wiktionary04
The room is in immaculate order.
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Immaculate conception simply means that the Virgin Mary herself was born without original sin. Virgin birth is how Christ came about.
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Tom has an immaculate sense of style.
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