1. A movement upward
   - rise, rising, ascent 
2. (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon 
3. The act of changing location in an upward direction
   - rise, ascent, ascending

1. (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
   - Ascension Day, Ascension of the Lord 
2. (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection
   - Ascension of Christ

Derived forms: ascensions

See also: ascend, ascensional

Type of: change of location, holy day of obligation, miracle, motion, move, movement, travel

Encyclopedia: Ascension Ascension, Prince Edward Island

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