conception
part of speech
noun (conception, conceptions)
meaning for a pupil
1) Conception is the moment when a baby starts to grow inside its mother, when a sperm joins an egg. tree →
2) A conception is an idea or understanding of something, how you picture it in your mind. tree →
3) Conception is the start or the first forming of a plan or an idea. tree →
4) (church) The Immaculate Conception is a Catholic belief that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was free from sin from the start of her life. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Prophets and Writings, conception means becoming pregnant. Hosea warns that Ephraim will have no conception, and Ruth is given conception by God. Interpretation: Tradition teaches that God opens the womb, so Ruth's conception is read as God's gift. In Sefer Yetzirah the word means an idea or picture of creation. In the primary lessons: In science and sex education lessons, conception is the start of pregnancy. In thinking and maths, pupils may have a «misconception» — a wrong idea. In projects and art, the conception is the first idea. Phrases: «from conception to birth», «a clear conception of», «misconception», «from its conception».
examples
- The conception of Creation as a network of ontological interdependencies is perhaps apparent in the ‘231 gates’ referred to above in SY 2:4; see also SY 6:2.] How did He combine them? (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
- P. 12 1. 25 For conceptions read conceptions (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
- As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird; there shall be no birth, and none with child, and no conception. (Prophets HOS.9.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife; and he went in unto her, and the LORD gave her conception, and she bore a son. (Writings RUT.4.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- Pregnancy lasts about nine months from conception to birth. tree →
- A baby begins to form at conception. tree →
- He had no conception of how big the ocean really is. tree →
- From its conception, the park was meant for children. tree →
- It is a common misconception that bats are blind. tree →
- Catholics celebrate the Immaculate Conception of Mary. tree →
- The Lares Familiares were a much more pleasing conception. tree →
note
The verb is «conceive»; the adjective «conceptual». Trap: «misconception» means a wrong idea, not a failed pregnancy. Catholic trap: the Immaculate Conception is about Mary's own beginning, not the birth of Jesus, which many people confuse.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «conception» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.