English noun: Dormition | |||
1. | Dormition (time) 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 | Feast of Dormition | ||
Broader (hypernym) | holy day, religious holiday | ||
Part meronym | Aug, August | ||