Ascension Definition & Meaning

ascension
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

"Ascension" in song lyrics

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  • "Sink or swim, ravalor ascension"
    Aesop Rock — Hold the Cup
  • "Tension prepares us for ascension"
    Cannibal Ox f/ Alaska, Cryptic — Atom
  • "Then preparin myself for the ascension"
    Diamond D f/ Big Red, John Dough, K. Terrorbull, Ras Kass — You're In The Wrong Place

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