dormition

dɔʁmisjɔ̃

Definition

Definition of dormition - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

Vierge Marie

TECH.

mort de la Vierge Marie considérée comme un sommeil avant l'assomption

TECH.

L'église orthodoxe célèbre la Dormition de la Théotokos le 15 août.

assomption

saints

TECH.

mort pieuse des saints et fidèles dans la tradition chrétienne

TECH.

La dormition de saint Jean fut douce et sereine selon les textes.

sommeil

Dated

action de s'endormir ou état de sommeil

Dated

La dormition du malade fut paisible après la prise du médicament.

endormissement

sommeil

art religieux

TECH.

œuvre artistique représentant la mort de la Vierge Marie

TECH.

Cette icône byzantine montre une belle dormition aux couleurs vives.

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Origin of dormition

latin, dormire (dormir) + -ition (action)

Examples of dormition in a sentence

Selon la tradition, la Dormition marque la fin de la vie terrestre de Marie.
La dormition de la Vierge est célébrée en août.
On raconte la dormition paisible de plusieurs apôtres.
La dormition du bébé fut rapide après le bain.
On observait la dormition des élèves pendant le long discours.
Le musée expose une dormition du XVe siècle.

J'ai étudié la dormition dans l'art médiéval.

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English:Dormition, holy passing, ...
German:Dormitio, seliger Tod, ...
Italian:Dormizione, dormizione, ...
Spanish:Dormición, dormición, ...
Portuguese:Dormição, dormição, ...
Chinese:圣母安息, 安息, ...
Japanese:聖母就寝, 安眠, ...
Arabic:رُقَادُ العَذْرَاءِ, رُقَاد, ...
Hebrew:שֵׁנָה אַחֲרוֹנָה, דּוֹרְמִיצְיוֹן, ...
Russian:Успение Богородицы, успение, ...
Ukrainian:Успіння, успіння, ...
Catalan:dormició, adormiment, ...
Danish:dormition, hensoven, ...
Dutch:dormitie, ontslaping, ...
Greek:Κοίμηση της Θεοτόκου, κοίμηση, ...
Hungarian:elszenderülés, szentek és hívők jámbor halála a keresztény hagyományban, ...
Khmer:ការសោយទិវង្គត, ការសោយទិវង្គតដ៏សក្ការៈ, ...
Korean:성모 안식, 성인의 안식, ...
Polish:zaśnięcie, dormicja, ...
Portuguese (BR):Dormição, dormição, ...
Romanian:Adormirea, adormire, ...
Swedish:dormition, insomnande, ...
Thai:การหลับของพระแม่มารีย์, การสิ้นชีวิตอย่างศรัทธา, ...
Turkish:Meryem Ana'nın Ölümü, azizlerin huzurlu ölümü, ...
Vietnamese:sự an nghỉ của Đức Mẹ, sự an nghỉ, ...

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Definition of dormition - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

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