1. ascension - noun
· (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
Synonym(s): Ascension, Ascension_Day, Ascension_of_the_Lord
Hypernym(s): holy_day_of_obligation
2. ascension - noun
· a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
Synonym(s): rise, rising, ascent
Hypernym(s): change_of_location, travel
3. ascension - noun
· (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection
Synonym(s): Ascension, Ascension_of_Christ
4. ascension - noun
· (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon
Hypernym(s): change_of_location, travel
5. ascension - noun
· the act of changing location in an upward direction
Synonym(s): rise, ascent, ascending
Hypernym(s): motion, movement, move
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