(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

[ Syn: rise , rising , ascent ]

(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

[ Syn: rise , ascent , ascending ]