dormition UK /dɔːˈmɪʃ(ə)n/US /dɔɹˈmɪʃ(ə)n/ noun3 •The process of falling asleep. •The death and assumption into heaven of the Virgin Mary.The Virgin had allegedly given away her robe just before her death – what is in Eastern tradition called her Dormition, or falling asleep. — 2009 •(euphemistic) The process of death or the actual death itself. formsdormitions