ascension
noun
1 Ascension
Christianity Celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter.
synonyms: Ascension Day, Ascension of the Lord.
Dutch: Hemelvaartsdag
Polish: Wniebowstąpienie, Wniebowstąpienie Pańskie
2 ascension
A movement upward.
synonyms: ascent, rise, rising.
Roget 305: ascent, ascension; rising etc. 309; acclivity, hill etc. 217; flight of steps, flight of stairs; ladder rocket, lark; sky rocket, ... show more
Dutch: Hemelvaart, hemelvaart
3 Ascension
New Testament The rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection.
synonym: Ascension of Christ.
Dutch: hemelvaart, Hemelvaart
Polish: wniebowstąpienie
4 ascension
astronomy The rising of a star above the horizon.
5 ascension
The act of changing location in an upward direction.
synonyms: ascending, ascent, rise.
Dutch: beklimming, bestijging, Hemelvaart, hemelvaart, opklimming, opkomst, opstijgen, stijging
Moby thesaurus: anabasis, apotheosis, ascent, assumption, clamber, climb, climbing, elevation, escalade, fountain, gathering, gush, gyring up, increase, jet, jump, leap, levitation, mount, mounting ... show more.
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