Definition of August 15

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Assumption, Assumption Of Mary
Generic synonyms: Holy Day Of Obligation
Group relationships: Aug, August

Lexicographical Neighbors of August 15

Aug
Aug.
Augean
Augean stables
Augeas
Auger
Auger effect
Auger electron
Aughton
Augie
Augmentin
Augsburg
Augsburg Confession
August 1
August 15
August 6
August F. Mobius
August Ferdinand Mobius
August Friedrich Leopold Weismann
August Strindberg
August Wilhelm von Hoffmann
August plum
Augusta
Augustan
Auguste Comte
Auguste Rodin
Augustin Eugene Scribe
Augustin Jean Fresnel
Augustine

Literary usage of August 15

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1893)
"... august 15, Borgmeyer, CL, pyroxylin solvent and its compounds; the former is an ethyl alcoholic solution of oil of caraway chaff; the second substitutes ..."

2. Vision for a New IRS: Report of the National Commission on Restructuring the ...by Bob Kerry by Bob Kerry (1998)
"... 15 Additional Extension of filing august 15 S-Corp March 15 Additional Extension of filing august 15 Partnership (domestic) March 15 Automatic Extension ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1833)
"Victory of the French over the Moors at I sly, August 14. Capture of Mogador, august 15. Treaty of peace between France and Marocco, September 6. ..."

4. The St. Clair Papers: The Life and Public Services of Arthur St. Clair by Arthur St. Clair, William Henry Smith (1882)
"Took effect august 15 ] 6 Establishing courts of judicature [Pub June 6 Took effect august 15.] 1 For the limitation of actions [Pub June 10 Took effect ..."

5. pennsylvania archives by Pennsylvania State Library, Pennsylvania Dept. of Public Instruction, Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth (1880)
"... Casper, August 23,1776. Killman, Philip, July 14, 1776. Lesher, Peter, August 15, 1776. ... John, august 15. 1776. Mayer, Eberhart, August 27,1776. ..."

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