Word: dormitions
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: dor
mi
tions
Definition: Plural of dormition; celebration in the Eastern Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Assumption in the Roman Catholic Church and is also celebrated on August 15th
Morphemes:
Affix: dormition
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The death and assumption into heaven of the Virgin Mary.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dormītiōnem
Language: la
Decoded: dormitionem
PoS: Noun
Meaning: sleep, sleeping
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.