Meanings
- uncountableChristianityRejection of belief in the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary.
As maculism ceased to be a viable option in Catholic theology, however, theologians who argued that Mary had some debt to Adam, proximate or remote, often adhered to some form of mitigated Thomism or mitigated Scotism […].
2016, Trent Pomplun, “Baroque Catholic Theologies of Christ and Mary”, in Ulrich Lehner et al., editors, The Oxford Handbook of Early Modern Theology, 1600–1800, →ISBN, page 115Antonyms: immaculism
Synonyms & antonyms
nounRejection of belief in the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary.
Origin
From maculate + -ism, or a back-formation from immaculism.
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maculism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maculism
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