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
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dormition::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | feast of dormition |
| Type of | holy day, religious holiday |
Examples of dormition
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Dormition Cathedral is a tremendous 6 pillared building with 5 apses and 5 domes.
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Ancient traditions of the Virgin Mary's dormition and assumption.
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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
- The Dormition of the Mother of God (Greek: u039Au03BFu03AFu03BCu03B7u03C3u03B9u03C2 u0398u03B5u03BFu03C4u03CCu03BAu03BFu03C5, Kou00EDmu0113sis Theotokou often anglicized as Kimisis, Slavonic: u0423u0441u043Fu0435u043Du0438u0435 u041Fu0440u0435u0441u0432u044Fu0442u044Bu044F u0411u043Eu0433u043Eu0440u043Eu0434u0438u0446u044B, Uspenie Presvetia Bogoroditsi) is a Great Feast of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches which commemorates the "falling asleep" or death of Mary the Theotokos ("Mother of God", literally translated as God-bearer), an
- The process of falling asleep; The process of death or the actual death itself; In Catholic and Orthodox tradition, the death and assumption into heaven of the Virgin Mary
