Definition of 'ascension'

Noun

1. (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
      Synonyms: Ascension Day Ascension of the Lord
2. a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
      Synonyms: rise rising ascent
      Antonyms: fall
3. (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection
      Synonyms: Ascension of Christ
4. (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon
5. the act of changing location in an upward direction
      Synonyms: rise ascent ascending

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