immaculate

Pronunciation: /ɪˈmækjʊlət/

The English word “immaculate” has 6 meanings listed here.

adjective

Having no blemish or stain; absolutely clean and tidy.
Containing no mistakes; free from fault.
Of a book, manuscript, etc.: having no textual errors.
Free from sin; morally pure; sinless.
Of the Virgin Mary or her womb: pure, undefiled.
Lacking blotches, spots, or other markings.

Etymology

From Late Middle English immaculat, immaculate (“blameless; flawless, spotless; specifically of the Virgin Mary: pure, undefiled”), borrowed from Latin immaculātus (“unstained”), from im- (negative prefix) + maculātus (“stained, spotted; defiled, polluted; (figurative) dishonoured”), the perfect passive participle of maculō (“to spot, stain; to defile, pollute; (figurative) to dishonour”), from…

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