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Detailed Synonyms for Assumption in English
Assumption:
Assumption [the ~] noun
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the Assumption
– (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended 1the Assumption– (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended 1 -
the Assumption
– 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 1the Assumption; the Assumption of Mary; the August 15– 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 1