dormition

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French dormition, from Latin dormītiōnem. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɔːˈmɪʃ(ə)n/ (General American) IPA(key): /dɔɹˈmɪʃ(ə)n/ Hyphenation: dor‧mi‧tion === Noun === dormition (countable and uncountable, plural dormitions) 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. Synonym: koimesis ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɔʁ.mi.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === dormition f (plural dormitions) dormition === Further reading === “dormition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012