ascension
IPA: ʌsˈɛnʃʌn
noun
- The act of ascending; an ascent.
- A transcendence of the material world; a transition to a higher form, state, or plane of existence.
- That which rises, as from distillation.
- (religion) Entry into heaven while still alive.
- (Christianity, specifically) The believed entry of Jesus Christ into heaven after his resurrection.
- (Christianity) A holiday celebrating the Ascension of Jesus, 40 days after Easter.
- Ellipsis of Ascension Island. [An island, in the South Atlantic and part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.]
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Examples of "ascension" in Sentences
- He witnessed the ascension of the Christ.
- It is also historically the home of the Well of Ascension.
- The ascension of aroha is in the lower and middle octaves.
- He ascension signaled the coming to power of the Bagratids.
- Above is the theme of the Nativity and higher than Ascension.
- As there was none other to gainsay him, the ascension was not arrested.
- The ascension of Jesus is most certainly a case of bodily disappearance.
- Farther along is the imposing tower of the Russian Church of the Ascension.
- Qutaibah was considerably alarmed at the ascension of Sulayman to the throne.
- Georgetown is the capital of Ascension Island on the west coast of the island.
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