Synonyms: rise, ascending, ascension, ascent
Definition: the act of changing location in an upward direction
Similar words: motion, move, movement
Definition: the act of changing location from one place to another
Usage: police controlled the motion of the crowd; the movement of people from the farms to the cities; his move put him directly in my path
Synonyms: ascension
Definition: (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon
Similar words: change of location, travel
Definition: a movement through space that changes the location of something
Synonyms: Ascension, Ascension of Christ
Definition: (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection
Similar words: miracle
Definition: a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent
Synonyms: rise, rising, ascension, ascent
Definition: a movement upward
Usage: they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
Similar words: change of location, travel
Definition: a movement through space that changes the location of something
Synonyms: Ascension, Ascension Day, Ascension of the Lord
Definition: (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
Similar words: holy day of obligation
Definition: a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion