Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dormition

1 sense of dormition

Sense 1
Dormition, Feast of Dormition -- (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)
       => religious holiday, holy day -- (a day specified for religious observance)