ascension Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
    Ascension of the Lord; Ascension Day.
  2. noun a movement upward
    ascent; rise; rising.
    • they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
  3. noun (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection
    Ascension of Christ.
  4. noun (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon
  5. noun the act of changing location in an upward direction
    rise; ascent; ascending.

WordNet

As*cen"sion noun
Etymology
F. ascension, L. ascensio, fr. ascendere. See Ascend.
Definitions
  1. The act of ascending; a rising; ascent.
  2. Specifically: The visible ascent of our Savior on the fortieth day after his resurrection. (Acts i. 9.) Also, Ascension Day.
  3. An ascending or arising, as in distillation; also that which arises, as from distillation.
    Vaporous ascensions from the stomach. Sir T. Browne.

Webster 1913