the Ascension,the bodily ascending of Christ from earth to heaven.
(initial capital letter) Ascension Day.
Origin of ascension
1300–50; Middle English ascencioun (<Anglo-French ) <Latin ascēnsiōn- (stem of ascēnsiō), equivalent to ascēns(us) risen up (past participle of ascendere, equivalent to ascend- climb up (see ascend) + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn--ion
After several ascensions, there is a secret ending, says Oppenheim.
A VR film/game with AI characters can be different every time you watch or play|Will Heaven|October 2, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Sykes rose to the minority leader post after just four years in office as one of four new members of Democratic leadership who had backed Householder’s ascension.
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Meanwhile, Thaksin has a plan for the day the King dies, counting on the ascension of the Crown Prince to the throne.
The Real Crisis in Thailand is the Coming Royal Succession|Somchai Samizdat|February 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He has to navigate all of those in order to continue on his ascension, whether successfully or not.
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The one silver lining of this Rand Paul ascension is that he would put these kooks out of business.
Because It'll Be Different This Time|Michael Tomasky|March 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And the apotheosis is complete, an ascension into an empty cloud.
James Wood Gets Personal|Jimmy So|December 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Her supporters concocted any number of reasons to promote her ascension to the top floor of Foggy Bottom.
Susan Rice Didn’t Deserve State Post, Let Alone Her U.N. Role|Jacob Heilbrunn|December 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It bore a beautiful inscription taken from an old Ascension Day hymn.
Church Bells|H. B. Walters
He saw the Doge espouse the Adriatic by casting a gold ring into it on Ascension day with very great pomp and ceremony.
Sylva, Vol. 1 (of 2)|John Evelyn
The Jovian fleet is now at an ascension of forty-two degrees and at an angle of one hundred and sixty degrees from the sun.
Giants on the Earth|Sterner St. Paul Meek
No condescension is needed, but ascension to a free and ready flight of fancy.
Special Method in Primary Reading and Oral Work with Stories|Charles Alexander McMurry
Perhaps here again the present age may see the doctrine of the ascension asserting its glory and its power in the same direction.
The Expositor's Bible: The Acts of the Apostles, Vol. 1|G. T. Stokes
British Dictionary definitions for ascension (1 of 3)
ascension
/ (əˈsɛnʃən) /
noun
the act of ascending
astronomythe rising of a star above the horizon
Derived forms of ascension
ascensional, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for ascension (2 of 3)
Ascension1
/ (əˈsɛnʃən) /
noun
New Testamentthe passing of Jesus Christ from earth into heaven (Acts 1:9)
British Dictionary definitions for ascension (3 of 3)
Ascension2
/ (əˈsɛnʃən) /
noun
an island in the S Atlantic, northwest of St Helena: uninhabited until claimed by Britain in 1815. Pop: 884 (2010 est). Area: 88 sq km (34 sq miles)