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聖母被昇天 (せいぼひしょうてん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

聖せい母ぼ被ひ昇しょう天てん

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Meanings

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Assumption of Mary; the Assumption

Catholic feast celebrating the Virgin Mary's bodily ascent into heaven, observed on August 15.

See also: 聖母マリア

聖せい母ぼ被ひ昇しょう天てんの祝しゅく日じつは8月がつ15

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The Feast of the Assumption is on August 15.

Kanji

聖holy, saint, sage
母mother
被incur, cover, veil
昇rise up
天heavens, sky, imperial

Related words

聖せい母ぼマリア
聖母マリア refers to the Virgin Mary herself, while 聖母被昇天 is the specific event or feast of her Assumption.

Etymology

Compound of 聖母 (Virgin Mary) + 被昇天 (being taken up into heaven), a direct translation of the Latin 'Assumptio Beatae Mariae Virginis'.