Search Result for "dormition": 
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. 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;
[syn: Dormition, Feast of Dormition]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Dormition
    n 1: 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 [syn:
         Dormition, Feast of Dormition]