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    DORMITION

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     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 15thplay

    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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