ascension
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as·cen·sion
(ə-sĕn'shən) 
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- The act or process of ascending; ascent.
- Astronomy. The rising of a star above the horizon.
- Ascension
- In Christianity, the bodily rising of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection.
- A feast celebrating this event, observed on Ascension Day.
[Middle English ascensioun, from Old French ascention, from Latin ascēnsiō, ascēnsiōn-, from ascēnsus, past participle of ascendere, to ascend. See ascend.]
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ascension
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Definition: going up
Antonyms: declension, decline, descendancy, descending
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Ascension, name usually given to the departure of Jesus from earth as related in the Gospels according to Mark (16) and Luke (24) and in Acts 1.1-11. The annual commemoration of this is one of the principal feasts in most Christian churches. Ascension Thursday, as it is called, occurs on the 40th day after Easter, being the Thursday of the sixth week of Easter. In early English usage this festival was known as Holy Thursday.
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- Christianity - Ascension: Christ’s bodily ascent into heaven following Resurrection
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - Kristi Himmelfart
idioms:
- ascension day Kristi Himmelfartsdag
n. - Ascension
Nederlands (Dutch)
het (op)stijgen, hemelvaart
Français (French)
n. - ascension
idioms:
- Ascension Day (Relig) jour/fête de l'Ascension
Deutsch (German)
n. - Aufstieg, Auffahrt
idioms:
- Ascension Day Himmelfahrt
n. - Ascension
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (θρησκ.) η Ανάληψη του Σωτήρα, άνοδος, ανάβαση, ανάληψη
idioms:
- ascension day (θρησκ.) εορτή της Αναλήψεως
idioms:
- ascension day l'Ascensione
Português (Portuguese)
n. - ascensão (f), subida (f), elevação (f), Ascensão (Rel.)
idioms:
- ascension day dia (m) da ascensão
Русский (Russian)
восхождение, подъем
idioms:
- ascension day фень Вознесения
Español (Spanish)
n. - ascensión
idioms:
- Ascension Day día de la Ascensión
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - uppstigande
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
升高, 上升, 升天, 即位, 登基
idioms:
- ascension day 耶稣升天节
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 升高, 上升, 升天, 即位, 登基
idioms:
- ascension day 耶穌升天節
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 상승, 그리스도의 승천
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 上昇, キリストの昇天
idioms:
- ascension day 昇天日
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) صعود, عيد الصعود, صعودي
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - עלייה, התרוממות, עלייתו של ישו לשמיים ביום הרביעי לתחייתו
n. - אסנסיון
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