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1. (n.) ascension
the act of ascending; ascent.
2. ascension
the Ascension, the bodily ascending of Christ from earth to heaven.
3. ascension
(cap.)
4. (n.) Ascension
a British island in the S Atlantic Ocean: constituent part of St. Helena. 1130; 34 sq. mi. (88 sq. km).
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1. (noun) Ascension, Ascension Day, Ascension of the Lord
(Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
2. (noun) rise, rising, ascent, ascension
a movement upward
"they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
3. (noun) Ascension, Ascension of Christ
(New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection
4. (noun) ascension
(astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon
5. (noun) rise, ascent, ascension, ascending
the act of changing location in an upward direction
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1. (noun) Ascension
the act of ascending; a rising; ascent
2. (noun) Ascension
specifically: The visible ascent of our Savior on the fortieth day after his resurrection. (Acts i. 9.) Also, Ascension Day
3. (noun) Ascension
an ascending or arising, as in distillation; also that which arises, as from distillation
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Ascension
a bare volcanic island in the Atlantic, rising to nearly 3000 ft., belonging to Britain, 500 m. NW. of St. Helena, and 900 m. from the coast of Africa; a coaling and victualling station for the navy.
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Sense: Christ's ascent to heaven.
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 Afrikaans: Hemelvaart |
 Arabic: صُعود (المَسيح) |
 Bulgarian: възнесение |
 Brazilian: ascensão |
 Czech: Nanebevstoupení |
 Danish: himmelfart |
 Greek: Ανάληψη |
 Spanish: Ascensión |
 Estonian: taevaminek |
 Farsi: عروج |
 Finnish: taivaaseenastuminen |
 Hebrew: עֲלִייַת ישׁוּ |
 Hindi: उत्थान |
 Croatian: Uzašašće |
 Hungarian: mennybemenetel |
 Indonesian: Kenaikan Isa Al-Masih |
 Italian: Ascensione |
 Japanese: キリスト昇天 |
 Korean: 승천 |
 Lithuanian: Kristausžengimas į dangų |
 Latvian: debesbraukšana |
 Malay: Christ's naik ke langit |
 Dutch: hemelvaart |
 Norwegian: Kristi himmelfart |
 Polish: wniebowstąpienie |
 Persian: عروج |
 Pashto: عروج، لوړیدنه |
 Russian: Вознесение |
 Slovak: sviatok Nanebovstúpenia P |
 Slovenian: vnebovzetje |
 Serbian: Uspenje |
 Swedish: Kristi Himmelsfärd |
 Thai: การขึ้นสวรรค์ของพระเยซูคร |
 Turkish: Miraç, Hz İsa'nın göğe çı |
 Taiwanese: 耶穌升天 |
 Ukrainian: Вознесіння |
 Urdu: رفع مسیح |
 Vietnamese: sự thăng thiên |
 Chinese: 耶稣升天 |
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