Synonyms:
rise, ascent, ascension, ascending
Meaning: the act of changing location in an upward direction
Synonyms:
ascension
Meaning: (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon
Synonyms:
Ascension, Ascension_of_Christ
Meaning: (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection
Synonyms:
rise, rising, ascent, ascension
Meaning: a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
Synonyms:
Ascension, Ascension_Day, Ascension_of_the_Lord
Meaning: (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
Usage examples
The gas ascension was first used, and Ned and Mr. Swift were passengers with Tom and Mr. Sharp.
Above all, the story of our Saviour's ascension into Heaven, and the marvellous fulfilment of His promises in the gift of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, would have been left untold.
Why did he not summon all the people from the highest to the lowest to the solemn spectacle of his ascension, securing multitudinous and permanently recorded evidence such as none of us could doubt?
Just as the resurrection of Jesus could be accepted without misgiving by the non-scientific early Christians, to whom miracles appeared among the most frequent occurrences of life, so could the ascension.
And here I venture to assert that if the story of the resurrection and ascension were recorded of any other than Jesus in any other sacred book than the Bible, Mr. Hutton and all other intelligent Christians would not only disbelieve it, but would not even condescend to investigate it, condemning it offhand as too preposterous to be worthy of serious attention.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Rosary, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Jesus, License CC BY-SA 4.0