Ascension

[ə'senʃ(ə)n] or [ə'sɛnʃən]

Definition

(noun.) (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon.

(noun.) (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection.

(noun.) (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter.

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Definition

(n.) The act of ascending; a rising; ascent.

(n.) Specifically: The visible ascent of our Savior on the fortieth day after his resurrection. (Acts i. 9.) Also, Ascension Day.

(n.) An ascending or arising, as in distillation; also that which arises, as from distillation.

Edited by Bradley

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Rising, rise, ascent.

Inputed by Leonard

Definition

n. a rising or going up.—adjs. Ascend′ant -ent superior: above the horizon.—n. superiority: (astrol.) the part of the ecliptic rising above the horizon at the time of one's birth; it was supposed to have commanding influence over the person's life hence the phrase 'in the ascendant:' superiority or great influence: (rare) an ancestor.—n. Ascend′ency controlling influence—also Ascend′ancy Ascend′ance Ascend′ence (rare).—adj. Ascen′sional relating to ascension.—n. Ascen′sion-day the festival held on Holy Thursday ten days before Whitsunday to commemorate Christ's ascension to heaven.—adj. Ascen′sive rising: causing to rise.—n. Ascent′ act of ascending: upward movement as of a balloon: way of ascending: degree of elevation or advancement: slope or gradient: a flight of steps.—Line of ascent ancestry.—Right ascension (astron.) the name applied to one of the arcs which determine the position relatively to the equator of a heavenly body on the celestial sphere the other being the declinator.

Editor: Stephen