dormition noun. [dɔ:'mɪʃ(ǝ)n] L15.
[French from Latin dormitio(n-), from dormit- pa. ppl stem of dormire to sleep: see -ION.]
The act of sleeping; falling asleep; fig. death (of a holy person); in the Orthodox Church, (a feast commemorating) the passing of the Virgin Mary from earthly life.

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