Definition of rise
a
movement upward; "they cheered the
rise of the hot-air balloon"
(theology) the
origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost; "the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the
rising of the Holy Ghost"; "the
doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son"
(verb)
move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The
smoke arose from the
forest fire"; "The
mist uprose from the meadows"
go up or advance; "Sales were
climbing after prices were lowered"
get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M.
every day"; "They
rose early"; "He uprose at night"
exert oneself to
meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion"
return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The
dead are to uprise"