# Cartooniverse, what does IMMACULATE conception mean?

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**Created:** [January 9, 2013, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartooniverse-what-does-immaculate-conception-mean/646580 "2013-01-09T03:24:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Krav\_Manga](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/krav_manga/32/3153_2.png) [@Krav\_Manga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krav_Manga)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartooniverse-what-does-immaculate-conception-mean/646580/1 "2013-01-09T03:24:59Z")

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In [this thread, post #1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=678265), you asked gig what the term immaculate conception meant to her.

I don’t want to hijack that thread, but I’m curious, what does the term mean to you?

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**Author:** ![Simple\_Linctus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartooniverse-what-does-immaculate-conception-mean/646580/2 "2013-01-09T03:37:08Z")

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threadshitting in doomed thread

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**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartooniverse-what-does-immaculate-conception-mean/646580/3 "2013-01-09T06:06:01Z")

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Conception takes place in the uterus, not in the macula.

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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartooniverse-what-does-immaculate-conception-mean/646580/4 "2013-01-09T06:10:10Z")

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> [@Trinopus](#):
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> Conception takes place in the uterus, not in the macula.

Conception in the macula would be the worst ectopic pregnancy ever.

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**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartooniverse-what-does-immaculate-conception-mean/646580/5 "2013-01-09T15:55:31Z")

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im·mac·u·late [ih-mak-yuh-lit] Show IPA  
adjective  
1.  
free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean  
Hmmm…does this mean that after the First Coming, he washed the sheets?

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**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartooniverse-what-does-immaculate-conception-mean/646580/6 "2013-01-09T15:55:40Z")

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The OP is an idiot.

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartooniverse-what-does-immaculate-conception-mean/646580/7 "2013-01-09T17:21:36Z")

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> [@Simple\_Linctus](#):
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> threadshitting in doomed thread

Threadpissing, for completeness sake.