DORMITION

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Celebration in the Eastern Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Assumption in the Roman Catholic Church and is also celebrated on August 15th

Synonyms:

Dormition; Feast of Dormition

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("Dormition" is a kind of...):

holy day; religious holiday (a day specified for religious observance)

Holonyms ("Dormition" is a part of...):

Aug; August (the month following July and preceding September)

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