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Purísima Concepción

English translation: Virgin of the Immaculate Conception

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Spanish term or phrase:Vírgen de la Purísima Concepción
English translation:Virgin of the Immaculate Conception
Entered by: Margaret Schroeder

17:33 May 21, 2003
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Religion / Religious
Spanish term or phrase: Purísima Concepción
Vírgen de la Purísima Concepción
Jesus Herrera
Virgin of the Immaculate Conception
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Margaret Schroeder
Mexico
Local time: 04:08
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Summary of answers provided
5 +12Virgin of the Immaculate Conception
Margaret Schroeder
5 +3Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
Maureen Dolan
3 +2immaculate conception
chaplin
4See explanation
Raquel Iglesias


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +12
Virgin of the Immaculate Conception


Explanation:
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    Reference: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07674d.htm
    Reference: http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/html/g/greco_el/1581-90/05immacu.h...
Margaret Schroeder
Mexico
Local time: 04:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
immaculate conception


Explanation:
this is the nearest I can think of.
You could say the purest conception.
Ref catholic church



chaplin
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:08
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Native speaker of: French

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See explanation


Explanation:
I'm not sure which one you mean, but if you know the date it's celebrated, this might help you:

16 October - Purity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

8 December - Mary's Immaculate Conception

From the official Catholic Patron Saints Site

http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintbvm.htm

Raquel Iglesias
Spain
Local time: 12:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception


Explanation:
In English we don´t call the virgin as such. Sounds too much like sex!

Maureen Dolan
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish

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