English Explanatory Dictionary

dormition

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.

Pronunciation

/dɔːˈmɪʃ(ə)n/ /dɔɹˈmɪʃ(ə)n/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-dormition.wav

Word forms

dormition dormitions

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French dormition, from Latin dormītiōnem.

Synonyms

koimesis

Related words

dorm dormant dormitive dormitory

Derived words

obdormition
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