ascension

1. (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven;
   Observed on the 40th day after Easter (synset 115217887)
   referred to in: christian religion, christianity - a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
   is a type of: holy day of obligation - a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion
   same as: ascension day, ascension of the lord
2. A movement upward (synset 107460080)
   "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
   is a type of: change of location, travel - a movement through space that changes the location of something
   subtypes:

   • climb, climbing, mounting - an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
   • elevation, lift, raising - the event of something being raised upward
   • heave, heaving - an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
   • liftoff - the initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad
   • rapid climb, rapid growth, zoom - a rapid rise
   • takeoff - the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne
   • upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust - (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
   • uplifting - the rise of something
   same as: ascent, rise, rising
3. (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection (synset 107326440)
   referred to in: new testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible
   is an instance of: miracle - a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent
   same as: ascension of christ
4. (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon (synset 107326279)
   referred to in: astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
   is a type of: change of location, travel - a movement through space that changes the location of something
5. The act of changing location in an upward direction (synset 100325210)
   is a type of: motion, move, movement - the act of changing location from one place to another
   subtypes:

   • levitation - the act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means
   • heave, heaving - the act of lifting something with great effort
   • climb, mount - the act of climbing something
   • soar, zoom - the act of rising upward into the air
   same as: ascending, ascent, rise

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