Ascension

**Prof. Dr. Sinsi** · 07-22-2012

ascension
noun1

(Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter2

a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"[syn: rise][ant: fall]3

(New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection4

(astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon5

the act of changing location in an upward direction[syn: rise]

07-22-2012	#1
Prof. Dr. Sinsi	Ascension ascension noun1(Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter2a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"[syn: rise][ant: fall]3(New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection4(astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon5the act of changing location in an upward direction[syn: rise]