definition of
ascension

[1] #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] #2 ascension n. [rise, rising, ascent] a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon". wn

[3] #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] #4 ascension n. (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon. wn

[5] #5 ascension n. [rise, ascent, ascending] the act of changing location in an upward direction. wn