ascension meaning and definition

ASCENSION noun

Definition of Ascension (noun)

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