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The process of falling asleep. / (euphemistic) The process of death or the actual death itself. / (Eastern Orthodoxy, often capitalized) The death and assumption into heaven of the Virgin Mary.

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dormition

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Source Word

dormition

IPA(Pronunciation)

/dɔːˈmɪʃ(ə)n/

Noun

countable uncountable euphemistic capitalized often

The process of falling asleep. / (euphemistic) The process of death or the actual death itself. / (Eastern Orthodoxy, often capitalized) The death and assumption into heaven of the Virgin Mary.

Japanese Meaning

眠りに落ちる過程、すなわち死に至る状態を示す婉曲表現 / 死または死亡そのものを指す / （東方正教会で、しばしば大文字で表記される）聖母マリアの永眠および天への昇天