ascension

(noun)

noun

1. (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter

Definition categories: time

2. a movement upward

Similar word(s): ascent, rise, rising

Definition categories: event, travel

3. (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection

Definition categories: event

4. (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon

Definition categories: event, travel

5. the act of changing location in an upward direction

Similar word(s): ascending, ascent, rise

Definition categories: act, motion, move, movement

Sentences with ascension as a noun:

- The ascension of the hot-air balloon gave us a better view.