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ascension
noun(as-cen-sion)
a movement upward
Synonyms: ascent, rise, rising,
ascension
noun(as-cen-sion)
(Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
Synonyms: ascension day, ascension of the lord,
ascension
noun(as-cen-sion)
(New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection
Synonyms: ascension of christ,
ascension
noun(as-cen-sion)
the act of changing location in an upward direction
Synonyms: ascending, ascent, rise,
ascension
noun(as-cen-sion)
(astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon

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