ascensional

as·cen·sion

A0453000 (ə-sĕn′shən)n.1. The act or process of ascending; ascent.2. Astronomy The rising of a star above the horizon.3. Ascensiona. In Christianity, the bodily rising of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection.b. A feast celebrating this event, observed on Ascension Day.

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[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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as·cen′sion·al adj.

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Adj.

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ascensional - tending to rise