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ascension

/ ascension /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
(astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon
Type of:
change of location travel
Derived:
rise come up uprise ascend
Domain:
astronomy uranology
noun Sense 2
(New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection
Type of:
miracle
Domain:
New Testament
noun Sense 3
(Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
Type of:
holy day of obligation
Domain:
Christianity Christian religion
noun Sense 4
the act of changing location in an upward direction
Type of:
motion movement move
Kinds of:
levitation heave heaving climb mount
Derived:
ascend go up get up turn out arise
noun Sense 5
a movement upward
"they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
Opposites:
fall
Type of:
change of location travel
Kinds of:
climb climbing mounting elevation lift
Derived:
ascend go up rise lift arise
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Sense Count
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Total Relationships
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change of location travel miracle holy day of obligation motion movement move levitation heave heaving climb mount