| / English Dictionary |
DORMITION
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
