Meaning of ascension

Definition of ascension

(noun) (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
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
(astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon
the act of changing location in an upward direction

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