ASCENSION
Scrabble letter values: A1S1C3E1N1S1I1O1N1 = 11
Definition
- noun (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven. — synonyms: Ascension_Day, Ascension_of_the_Lord
- noun a movement upward. — synonyms: rise, rising, ascent
- noun (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection. — synonyms: Ascension_of_Christ
- noun (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon.
- noun the act of changing location in an upward direction. — synonyms: rise, ascent, ascending
Examples
- “observed on the 40th day after Easter”
- “they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon”
- “The ascension of the hot-air balloon gave us a better view.”