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Added 10 October 2026

ascension

/əˈsɛnʃən/ noun

Latin root: ascēnsiō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about ascension at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

(Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter.
A movement upward.
they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
(New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection.

Origin

From Middle English ascencioun, from Old French ascension, from Latin ascēnsiō, ascēnsiōnem (“ascent”). Displaced native Old English upfæreld.

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