what does ascension mean?
ASCENSION as NOUN
- Meaning
- the act of changing location in an upward direction
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Hypernyms(s) ascension is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon
Hypernyms(s) ascension is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection
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Hypernyms(s) Ascension is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
Hypernyms(s) ascension is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven
- observed on the 40th day after Easter
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Hypernyms(s) Ascension is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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