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maculism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ma-c-ulism
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Rejection of belief in the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From maculate + -ism, or a back-formation from immaculism.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

maculist

Antonyms

immaculism

Questions

What does maculism mean?
Rejection of belief in the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary.
Where does maculism come from?
From maculate + -ism, or a back-formation from immaculism.

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