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15) The Dormition of Mary.

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OED :

Dormition |dɔːˈmɪʃ(ə)n|

noun

(in the Orthodox Church) the passing of the Virgin Mary from earthly life.

• the feast held on 15 August in honour of the Dormition, corresponding to the Assumption in the Western Church.

The Assumption |əˈsʌm(p)ʃ(ə)n|

noun

3 (Assumption)the reception of the Virgin Mary bodily into heaven. This was formally declared a doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church in 1950.

• the feast in honour of the Assumption, celebrated on 15 August.

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