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IMMACULATE
immaculate, speckless, spick-and-span, spic-and-span, spic, spick, spotless
(adjective) completely neat and clean; “the apartment was immaculate”; “in her immaculate white uniform”; “a spick-and-span kitchen”; “their spic red-visored caps”
faultless, immaculate, impeccable, incorrupted
(adjective) without fault or error; “faultless logic”; “speaks impeccable French”; “timing and technique were immaculate”; “an immaculate record”
immaculate, undefiled
(adjective) free from stain or blemish
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
immaculate (comparative more immaculate, superlative most immaculate)
Having no stain or blemish; spotless, undefiled, clear, clean, pure.
(zoology) Lacking spots, blotches, or other markings; spotless; unspotted.
Synonyms
• perfect
• spotless
• undefiled
• unsullied
Source: Wiktionary
Im*mac"u*late, a. Etym: [L. immaculatus; pref. im- not + maculatus, p. p. of maculare to spot, stane, fr. macula spot. See Mail armor.]
Definition: Without stain or blemish; spotless; undefiled; clear; pure. Were but my soul as pure From other guilt as that, Heaven did not hold One more immaculate. Denham. Thou sheer, immaculate and silver fountain. Shak. Immaculate conception (R. C. Ch.), the doctrine that the Virgin Mary was conceived without original sin.
– Im*mac"u*late*ly, adv.
– Im*mac"u*late*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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