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{{WOTD|repose|n|{{lb|en|uncountable}} [[temporary#Adjective|Temporary]] [[cessation]] from [[activity]] to [[rest#Verb|rest]] and [[recover#Verb|recover]], especially in the [[form#Noun|form]] of [[sleep#Noun|sleep]]; [[rest#Noun|rest]]; {{lb|en|countable}} an [[instance#Noun|instance]] of this; a [[break#Noun|break]], a rest; a sleep.
## {{lb|en|by extension|Christianity}}
### {{lb|en|uncountable}} Of the [[Virgin Mary]]: [[death]]; also [[assumption]] into [[heaven#Noun|heaven]].
### {{lb|en|countable|Eastern Orthodoxy}} The [[festival]] [[honor#Verb|honouring]] the assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven, [[celebrate]]d on [[August]] 15.
# {{lb|en|uncountable}} The [[state#Noun|state]] of being [[peacefully]] [[inactive#Adjective|inactive]] or [[relaxed#Adjective|relaxed]], or being [[free#Adjective|free]] from [[disturbance]]s or [[worry#Noun|worries]]; [[calmness]], [[ease#Noun|ease]], [[peace#Noun|peace]], [[quietness]].
# {{lb|en|uncountable}} Calmness of the [[mind#Noun|mind]] or [[temperament]]; [[composure]].
# {{lb|en|uncountable}} Of the [[face#Noun|face]], a [[muscle#Noun|muscle]], etc.: the state of being relaxed and not in [[tension#Noun|tension]].
# {{lb|en|uncountable}} The state of [[lie#Verb|lying]] [[still#Adjective|still]] and [[unmoving]]; calmness, [[tranquillity]]; {{lb|en|countable}} an instance of this.
# {{lb|en|uncountable|archaic}} [[relief#Noun|Relief]] or [[respite#Noun|respite]] from something [[exhausting#Adjective|exhausting]] or [[unpleasant]]; {{lb|en|countable}} an instance of this.
# {{lb|en|uncountable|archaic}} [[confidence|Confidence]], [[faith#Noun|faith]], or [[trust#Noun|trust]] in something.
# {{lb|en|uncountable|architecture|art}} The [[arrangement]] of [[element#Noun|elements]] of an [[artwork]], a [[building#Noun|building]], etc., that is [[restful]] and [[soothing#Adjective|soothing]] to a [[viewer]]; [[harmony]].
# {{lb|en|uncountable|chiefly|chemistry}} The state of [[leave#Verb|leaving]] something [[alone#Adjective|alone]] or [[untouched]]; {{lb|en|countable}} an instance of this.
# {{lb|en|uncountable|engineering|physics}} ''Chiefly in the form'' '''[[point#Noun|point]] of repose''''','' '''[[position#Noun|position]] of repose''''', etc.'': [[absence]] of [[motion#Noun|motion]]; [[equilibrium]]; {{lb|en|countable}} a position where an [[object#Noun|object]] is not [[move#Verb|moving]] and at rest.
# {{lb|en|uncountable|chiefly|geology}} Of a [[natural#Adjective|natural]] [[phenomenon]], especially the [[eruption]] of a [[volcano#Noun|volcano]]: the state of temporary cessation of activity; [[dormancy]], [[quiescence]].
# {{lb|en|obsolete}}
## {{lb|en|countable}} A [[piece#Noun|piece]] of [[furniture]] on which one can rest, especially a [[couch#Noun|couch]] or [[sofa#Noun|sofa]].
## {{lb|en|countable}} A [[place#Noun|place]] of rest.
## {{lb|en|painting|uncountable}} The [[technique]] of [[include#Verb|including]] in a [[painting#Noun|painting]] an [[area]] or areas which are [[dark#Adjective|dark]], [[indistinct]], or [[soft#Adjective|soft]] in [[tone#Noun|tone]] so that other areas are more [[prominent#Adjective|prominent]], or so that a viewer can rest they [[eye#Noun|eyes]] when [[look#Verb|looking]] at them; {{lb|en|countable}} such an area of a painting. [...]|comment=Today is designated by the [[United Nations]] as the [[w:International Day of Peace|International Day of Peace]], which is dedicated to [[world peace]].|September|21}}

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