| 单词 | conception day |
| 释义 | > as lemmasConception Day Conception Day n. [compare post-classical Latin dies conceptionis (from 11th cent. in British sources)] the festival of the conception of the Virgin Mary.The festival is celebrated annually on 8 December. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > specific Christian festivals > Conception Day (8 December) > [noun] Our Lady day in Decemberc1300 Conception Daya1400 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 24934 Seruise..Proper of þat concepcion day. a1600 R. Hooker Answere Supplic. W. Travers (1612) 14 Being sure shee was sanctified before birth, but vnsure how long a while after her conception, therefore vnder the name of her conception day, they honour the time of her sanctification. 1818 J. Knox Diary 8 Dec. in A. E. Blake Mem. Vanished Generation (1909) ii. 35 Went to the Church of San Giacomo to hear some fine music, it being Conception Day. 1999 D. Stanley S. Pacific Handbk. (ed. 7) 306/2 Public Holidays in Chile include..Conception Day (8 December). < as lemmas |
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