noun
Assumption of Mary
Catholic term referring to the bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into heaven. Often used in the phrase 聖母被昇天.
See also: 聖母被昇天
聖母被昇天はカトリック教会の教義の一つです。
The Assumption of Mary is one of the doctrines of the Catholic Church.
From 被 (hi, 'receiving') + 昇天 (shōten, 'ascension to heaven'), referring to Mary being taken up into heaven.