Ascension Day Definition
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ascension
noun
- 1. An act of climbing or moving upwards.
2. Christianity.
- Christ's believed passing into heaven on the fortieth day after the Resurrection (see resurrection 3a), as told in Acts 1.
- Form: Ascension
noun
- The fortieth day after Easter Sunday, when Christ's Ascension is celebrated. Also called Holy Thursday.
