ascension

n. process of ascending, rising, climbing, mounting

n. (New Testament) day that Jesus rose to heaven

day that Jesus rose to heaven

Generally, an ascension is the act of ascending, usually to a significantly higher personal state, as the ascension of a monarch to the throne. A physical act of ascending, such as in mountain climbing is more commonly called an ascent.Ascension may also refer to: In religion and spirituality:In Christianity, Ascension of Jesus Christ refers to both the bodily ascension of Jesus into heaven and an annual feast commemorating that event.Enoch's, Elijah's, or Muhammad's disappearance into heaven or Shantideva's disappearance or Shakyamuni Buddha's entrance into parinirvanaIn Theosophy, and some New Age groups, a process of enlightenment whereby any person may escape the physical plane of existence to become an ascended masterSeveral meditation techniques, such as Ishayas' Ascension
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Noun
1. (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
(synonym) Ascension Day, Ascension of the Lord
(hypernym) holy day of obligation
(classification) Christianity, Christian religion
2. (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection
(synonym) Ascension of Christ
(hypernym) miracle
(classification) New Testament

Noun
1. a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
(synonym) rise, rising, ascent
(hypernym) change of location, travel
(hyponym) climb, climbing, mounting
(derivation) ascend, go up
2. (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon
(hypernym) change of location, travel
(derivation) rise, come up, uprise, ascend
(classification) astronomy, uranology
3. the act of changing location in an upward direction
(synonym) rise, ascent, ascending
(hypernym) motion, movement, move
(hyponym) levitation
(derivation) ascend, go up

n. ascension, place of ascent, ascent

n. ascension