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The word "immaculate" is used in literature to evoke an ideal of purity and perfection, whether in a sacred, aesthetic, or even ironic sense. In religious discourse, it is often linked to divine origins or sanctity, as in references to the immaculate conception of a savior or virgin birth [1][2][3][4], thereby imbuing such narratives with a sense of otherworldly cleanliness and flawlessness. At the same time, authors use the term to describe physical appearances or objects that are faultlessly maintained, such as a perfectly clean collar or the unspoiled whiteness of a building [5][6][7]. In some contexts the word takes on a more metaphorical tone, characterizing a person’s character or conduct as impeccably pure—or even playfully exaggerating their unblemished qualities [8][9][10][11]. Thus, "immaculate" serves as a versatile literary device, whether to ennoble sacred mysteries or to paint vivid pictures of pristine, worldly order.
  1. IMMACULATE CONCEPTION AND MIRACULOUS BIRTH OF THE CHRISTIAN SAVIOR.
    — from The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors; Or, Christianity Before Christ by Kersey Graves
  2. This life of Mary began, not with the day of her birth, but with her immaculate conception in the womb of Anne, her mother.
    — from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova
  3. " Of the ancient Mexicans, it is said "they had the immaculate conception, the crucifixion, and the resurrection after three days."
    — from The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors; Or, Christianity Before Christ by Kersey Graves
  4. She conceived a son without connection with a man"—a very obvious case of immaculate conception.
    — from The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors; Or, Christianity Before Christ by Kersey Graves
  5. Bob dipped brush in paint and reached toward the immaculate whiteness of the building.
    — from Left Half Harmon by Ralph Henry Barbour
  6. He was dressed in a heavy broadcloth frock coat and waistcoat, with light-coloured trousers, and immaculate collar and cuffs.
    — from A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
  7. His linen must always be immaculate, his clothes "in press," his shoes perfectly "done."
    — from Etiquette by Emily Post
  8. "I should be sorry to think that she was immaculate," said Lady Caroline, calmly, "it has such an uncomfortable sound.
    — from A True Friend: A Novel by Adeline Sergeant
  9. That’s rather unlucky, too, for such an immaculate chap.
    — from Hard Times by Charles Dickens
  10. But as he awkwardly stretched his hand toward her fragile, immaculate fingers, she said brightly, “Do give me a cigarette.
    — from Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis
  11. Anthony Trollope is a most perfect example of the exact correctness that sterilizes in its own immaculate chastity.
    — from The Delicious Vice by Young Ewing Allison

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