Definition of Conception

Noun: conception kun'sep-shun

An abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
- concept, construct
The act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon
The event that occurred at the beginning of something
"from its conception the plan was doomed to failure";
- creation
The creation of something in the mind
- invention, innovation, excogitation, design, fiction