| NOUN | time | Ascension, Ascension Day, Ascension of the Lord | (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven |
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| event | ascension, rise, rising, ascent | a movement upward | |
| event | Ascension, Ascension of Christ | (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection | |
| event | ascension | (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon | |
| act | ascension, rise, ascent, ascending | the act of changing location in an upward direction |
| Sounds | ahseh'nshahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter. | |
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| Synonyms | Ascension Day, Ascension of the Lord | |
| Category | Christianity, Christian religion | A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior |
| Broader | holy day of obligation | A day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion |
| Spanish | Ascensión | |
| Catalan | Ascensió, Dia de l'Ascensió | |
| Meaning | A movement upward. | |
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| Synonyms | rise, rising, ascent | |
| Narrower | climb, climbing, mounting | An event that involves rising to a higher point / point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) |
| elevation, lift, raising | The event of something being raised upward | |
| heave, heaving | An upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling) | |
| liftoff | The initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad | |
| rapid climb, rapid growth, zoom | A rapid rise | |
| takeoff | The initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne | |
| upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust | (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) | |
| uplifting | The rise of something | |
| Broader | change of location, travel | A movement through space that changes the location of something |
| Opposite | fall | A movement downward |
| Spanish | ascensión, ascenso, subida | |
| Catalan | ascens, pujada | |
| Adjectives | ascensional | tending to rise |
| Verbs | ascend | travel up, "We ascended the mountain" |
| Meaning | (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection. | |
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| Synonym | Ascension of Christ | |
| Category | New Testament | The collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation |
| Instance of | miracle | A marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent |
| Spanish | Ascensión | |
| Meaning | (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon. | |
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| Category | astronomy, uranology | The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole |
| Broader | change of location, travel | A movement through space that changes the location of something |
| Adjectives | ascensional | tending to rise |
| Verbs | ascend | come up, of celestial bodies |
| Meaning | The act of changing location in an upward direction. | |
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| Synonyms | rise, ascent, ascending | |
| Narrower | climb, mount | The act of climbing something |
| heave, heaving | The act of lifting something with great effort | |
| levitation | The act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means | |
| soar, zoom | The act of rising upward into the air | |
| Broader | motion, movement, move | The act of changing location from one place to another |
| Spanish | alza, ascensión, ascenso, subida | |
| Catalan | ascensió, ascens, pujada | |
| Adjectives | ascensional | tending to rise |
| Verbs | ascend | travel up, "We ascended the mountain" |
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