imitator
- n someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another
- n someone who copies the words or behavior of another
immaculate conception
- n Roman Catholic holy day first celebrated in 1854
- n (Christianity) the Roman Catholic dogma that God preserved the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from the moment she was conceived
immaculate conception of the virgin mary
- n (Christianity) the Roman Catholic dogma that God preserved the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from the moment she was conceived
immanence
- n the state of being within or not going beyond a given domain
immanency
- n the state of being within or not going beyond a given domain
immateriality
- n complete irrelevance requiring no further consideration
- n the quality of not being physical; not consisting of matter
immediacy
- n lack of an intervening or mediating agency
the immediacy of television coverage - n immediate intuitive awareness
- n the quickness of action or occurrence
the immediacy of their response
immediate allergy
- n an allergic reaction that becomes apparent in a sensitized person only minutes after contact
immediate constituent
- n a constituent of a sentence at the first step in an analysis: e.g., subject and predicate
immediate memory
- n what you can repeat immediately after perceiving it
immediate payment
- n prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check