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AUGUST 15
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church
Synonyms:
Assumption; Assumption of Mary; August 15
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("August 15" is a kind of...):
holy day of obligation (a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion)
Holonyms ("August 15" is a part of...):
Aug; August (the month following July and preceding September)
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