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Dormition
see synonyms of dormitionNoun
1. dormition, feast of dormition
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
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Dormition
see synonyms of dormitionnoun
1.
the process of falling asleep
2.
death
3. Christianity
the Virgin Mary's assumption into heaven
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