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dormition
UK /dɔːˈmɪʃ(ə)n/ US /dɔːˈmɪʃ(ə)n/
noun 3
Definitions
noun
1
The process of falling asleep.
2
The process of death or the actual death itself.
3
The death and assumption into heaven of the Virgin Mary.
The Virgin had allegedly given away her robe just before her death – what is in Eastern tradition called her Dormition, or falling asleep.
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