What does ascendant mean?
Definitions for ascendant
əˈsɛn dəntas·cen·dant
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Princeton's WordNet
ascendant, ascendentnoun
position or state of being dominant or in control
"that idea was in the ascendant"
ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, rootadjective
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
ascendant, ascendent, ascensiveadjective
tending or directed upward
"rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin
ascendant, ascendent, dominatingadjective
most powerful or important or influential
"the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"
Wiktionary
ascendantnoun
Being in control.
ascendantnoun
An ancestor (antonym of descendant)
ascendantadjective
Rising, moving upward.
ascendantadjective
Surpassing or controlling.
Etymology: From ascendant, from ascendens.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Ascendantadjective
Christ outdoes Moses, before he displaces him; and shews an ascendant spirit above him. South.
Let him study the constellation of Pegasus, which is about that time ascendant. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. iv.
Ascendantnoun
Etymology: from ascend.
He was initiated, in order to gain instruction in sciences that were there in their highest ascendant. William Temple.
By the ascendant he had in his understanding, and the dexterity of his nature, he could persuade him very much. Edward Hyde.
What star I know not, but some star I find,
Has giv’n thee an ascendant o’er my mind. John Dryden, Pers.When they have got an ascendant over them, they should use it with moderation, and not make themselves scarecrows. John Locke.
The most nefarious kind of bastards, are incestuous bastards, which are begotten between ascendants and descendants in infinitum; and between collaterals, as far as the divine prohibition. John Ayliffe, Parergon.
Wikipedia
Ascendant
The ascendant (Asc, Asc or As) is the astrological sign on the eastern horizon when the person was born.According to certain astrological theories, celestial phenomena reflect or influence human activity on the principle of "as above, so below." Thus some astrologers consider that the ascendant signifies a person's physical appearance, and awakening consciousness. Because the ascendant is specific to a particular time and place, to astrologers it signifies the individual environment and conditioning that a person receives during their upbringing, and also the circumstances of their childhood. For this reason, astrologers consider that the ascendant is also concerned with how a person has learned to present themself to the world, especially in public and in impersonal situations.
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ascendant
An ascendant is someone from whom a person is descended, such as a parent or grandparent. It can also refer to something that is ascending or rising, in terms of position, status or influence. In the field of astrology, the ascendant is the zodiac sign that was rising on the eastern horizon at the moment of a person's birth.
Webster Dictionary
Ascendantnoun
ascent; height; elevation
Ascendantnoun
the horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune
Ascendantnoun
superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency; as, one man has the ascendant over another
Ascendantnoun
an ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; -- opposed to descendant
Ascendantadjective
alt. of Ascendent
Etymology: [F. ascendant, L. ascendens; p. pr. of ascendere.]
Wikidata
Ascendant
The ascendant, or rising sign, is the zodiacal sign and degree that was ascending on the eastern horizon at the specific time and location of an event. According to astrological theory, celestial phenomena reflect or determine human activity on the principle of 'as above so below'. Thus astrologers believe that the ascendant signifies a person's awakening consciousness, in the same way that the Sun's appearance on the eastern horizon signifies the dawn of a new day. Because the ascendant is specific to a particular time and place, to astrologers it signifies the individual environment and conditioning that a person receives during their upbringing, and also the circumstances of their childhood. For this reason astrologers believe that the ascendant is also concerned with how a person has learned to present him or herself to the world, especially in public and in impersonal situations. To astrologers, in some circumstances, it can function as a shield or mask to guard a person's real nature - in other words the 'defense mechanism' every person has to cope with unfamiliar or uncomfortable situations. Astrologers believe the ascendant also has a strong bearing on a person's physical appearance and overall health.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
ascendant
The part of the ecliptic above the horizon.
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Anagrams for ascendant »
adnascent
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ascendant in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ascendant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of ascendant in a Sentence
The most enviable writers are those who, quite often unanalytically and unconsciously, have realized that there are different facets to their nature and are able to live and work with now one, now another, in the ascendant.
Both numbers point to expansion and are significantly higher than expectations. For the moment the China recovery story is in the ascendant.
We’re in the midst of an evolution within the Republican Party and the ascendant wing of the party is demanding a greater say in the way the House majority will govern.
This is yet another canary in the coal mine for both November and the years ahead, you can look back four years to around now when Eric Cantor was knocked off and what that meant for an ascendant wing on the right. This is a big deal.
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