Ascension (Noun)
Meaning 1
(New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection.
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Nouns denoting natural events.
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Meaning 2
A movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
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- Heave
- Climbing
- Rapid Climb
- Mounting
- Heaving
- Uplifting
- Takeoff
- Rapid Growth
- Climb
- Liftoff
- Upheaval
- Zoom
- Elevation
- Lift
- Raising
- Uplift
- Upthrow
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Meaning 3
(astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
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Meaning 4
(Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter.
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Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
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Meaning 5
The act of changing location in an upward direction.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.