Meaning of Ascension in English

1. Pronunciation

   /əˈsɛn(t)ʃ(ə)n/

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1. Noun

   Ascension

   Etymology

   Middle English (referring to the ascent of Christ): via Old French from Latin ascensio(n-), from the verb ascendere (see ascend)

   Definitions

   1. (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven

   Examples

   • « observed on the 40th day after Easter »
2. 2. a movement upward

   Examples

   • « they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon »

   Antonyms

   • fall
3. 3. (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection
4. 4. (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon
5. 5. the act of changing location in an upward direction