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