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ASSUMPTION OF MARY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Assumption of Mary mean?
• ASSUMPTION OF MARY (noun)
The noun ASSUMPTION OF MARY has 1 sense:
1. celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church
Familiarity information: ASSUMPTION OF MARY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
Assumption; Assumption of Mary; August 15
Hypernyms ("Assumption of Mary" is a kind of...):
holy day of obligation (a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion)
Holonyms ("Assumption of Mary" is a part of...):
Aug; August (the month following July and preceding September)
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