dormition en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /dɔːˈmɪʃ(ə)n/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /dɔɹˈmɪʃ(ə)n/ (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French dormition, from Latin dormītiōnem.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The process of falling asleep.
- (countable, euphemistic, uncountable) The process of death or the actual death itself.
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(capitalized, countable, often, qualifier:Eastern Orthodoxy, uncountable) 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.
2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 507:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dormitions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
dormant · dormitive · dormitory · dorm
Synonyms
Translations (31)
ja 永眠 (the actual death) · ka მიძინება (the death and assumption of the Virgin Mary) · hu elhunyta (the actual death) · ca dormició (the death and assumption of the Virgin Mary) · fr dormition (the death and assumption of the Virgin Mary) · es adormimiento (falling asleep) · fi poisnukkuminen (the process of death) · ja 睡眠 (falling asleep) · ca adormiment (falling asleep) · fi kuolema (the actual death) · fi kuoleminen (the process of death) · uk успі́ння (the death and assumption of the Virgin Mary) · hu elszenderülés (falling asleep) · fi kuolema (the process of death) · ka მიძინება (the actual death) · sv insomning (falling asleep) · fi kuolonuneen nukkuminen (the death and assumption of the Virgin Mary) · sv avsomnande (falling asleep) · fi nukahtaminen (falling asleep) · hu elalvás (falling asleep) · ja 瞑目 (the actual death) · es adormecimiento (falling asleep) · es dormición (the death and assumption of the Virgin Mary) · ru успе́ние (the death and assumption of the Virgin Mary) · ar رُقَاد (the death and assumption of the Virgin Mary) · ca dormició (falling asleep) · sv insomnande (falling asleep) · hu elszenderedés (the death and assumption of the Virgin Mary) · hu halál (the actual death) · hu elszunnyadás (falling asleep) · hu elszenderedés (falling asleep)