Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IM-MAC'U-LATE, a. [L. immaculatus; in and macula, a spot.]

1. Spotless; pure; unstained; undefiled; without blemish; as, immaculate reputation; immaculate thoughts. Our Savior has set us an example of an immaculate life and conversation.
2. Pure; limpid; not tinged with impure matter; as, an immaculate fountain. Shak. Immaculate conception, the conception of our Savior by the Virgin Mary.