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Ascension

Ascension Meaning & Definition
Ascension Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ascension?

[n] the act of changing location in an upward direction
[n] (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon
[n] (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his resurrection
[n] a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
[n] (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ascension: ascending | Ascension Day | Ascension of Christ | Ascension of the Lord | ascent | ascent | rise | rise | rising

Related Terms | Find terms related to Ascension: anabasis | apotheosis | ascent | assumption | clamber | climb | climbing | elevation | escalade | fountain | gathering | gush | gyring up | increase | jet | jump | leap | levitation | mount | mounting | resurrection | rise | rising | rocketing up | saltation | shooting up | soaring | spout | spring | spurt | surge | takeoff | taking off | the Ascension | the Assumption | translation | upclimb | upcoming | updraft | upgang | upgo | upgoing | upgrade | upgrowth | uphill | upleap | uplift | upping | uprisal | uprise | uprising | uprush | upshoot | upslope | upsurge | upsurgence | upsweep | upswing | vault | zooming

See Also | change of location | climb | climb | climbing | elevation | heave | heave | heaving | heaving | holy day of obligation | levitation | lift | liftoff | miracle | motion | mount | mounting | move | movement | raising | rapid climb | rapid growth | soar | takeoff | travel | upheaval | uplift | uplifting | upthrow | upthrust | zoom | zoom

Ascension In Webster's Dictionary

\As*cen"sion\, n. [F. ascension, L. ascensio, fr. ascendere. See {Ascend}.] 1. The act of ascending; a rising; ascent. 2. Specifically: The visible ascent of our Savior on the fortieth day after his resurrection. (--Acts i. 9.) Also, Ascension Day. 3. An ascending or arising, as in distillation; also that which arises, as from distillation. Vaporous ascensions from the stomach. --Sir T. Browne. {Ascension Day}, the Thursday but one before Whitsuntide, the day on which commemorated our Savior's ascension into heaven after his resurrection; -- called also {Holy Thursday}. {Right ascension} (Astron.), that degree of the equinoctial, counted from the beginning of Aries, which rises with a star, or other celestial body, in a right sphere; or the arc of the equator intercepted between the first point of Aries and that point of the equator that comes to the meridian with the star; -- expressed either in degrees or in time. {Oblique ascension} (Astron.), an arc of the equator, intercepted between the first point of Aries and that point of the equator which rises together with a star, in an oblique sphere; or the arc of the equator intercepted between the first point of Aries and that point of the equator that comes to the horizon with a star. It is little used in modern astronomy.

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