dormition
Noun
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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 (synset 115219029)is a type of: holy day, religious holiday - a day specified for religious observancesame as: feast of dormition
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