ascension

/əsˈɛnʃən/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
2. a movement upward
   “they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon”
3. (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection
4. (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon
5. the act of changing location in an upward direction

Synonyms for ascension

• Ascension Day
• Ascension of the Lord
• rise
• rising
• ascent
• Ascension of Christ
• ascending

Words that rhyme with ascension

• extension
• suspension
• attention
• dimension
• mention
• tension
• convention
• intervention
• apprehension
• declension
• condescension
• contention
• invention
• pretension
• retention
• comprehension
• detention
• dissension
• pension
• gentian
• hypertension
• hypotension
• misapprehension
• nonintervention
• prevention
• henschen
• laurentian
• reinvention