Main entry: rise, ascending, ascension, ascent
Definition: the act of changing location in an upward direction
Main entry: ascension
Definition: (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon
Main entry: Ascension, Ascension of Christ
Definition: (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection
Main entry: rise, rising, ascension, ascent
Definition: a movement upward
Usage: they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
Main entry: Ascension, Ascension Day, Ascension of the Lord
Definition: (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter