(Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
[ Syn: ascension , ascension day , ascension of the lord ]
a movement upward; they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
(New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection
[ Syn: ascension , ascension of christ ]
(astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon
the act of changing location in an upward direction