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Definitions of ascension:

  • noun:   (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon
  • noun:   (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection
  • noun:   (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
  • noun:   the act of changing location in an upward direction
  • noun:   a movement upward


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