Ascension
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- noun
- /əˈsɛnʃən/
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Ascensión
- Christ, before His ascension into heaven, appointed St. Peter to act as His representative.
- ascension into heaven
Examples
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But for Father Jeremy, there is the rising up on the third day and the ascension into heaven, the reversal of all falls, the completion of the Christian comedy.
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Following the death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus, the Spirit that empowered him is poured out upon those who believe in him.
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By his ascension into heaven to be at your side.
Blog text (28) -
When Jesus was on the Mount of Olives immediately preceding His ascension.
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Many theologians, however, rejected entirely the idea that any bodily relic of Christ remained on earth after the ascension.
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The church commemorates the ascension of Jesus every year on the 40th day after Easter.
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Many Christians believe that the ascension marks the end of Jesus' earthly ministry.
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During the ascension, Jesus was taken up to heaven in the presence of His disciples.
Synonyms
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An event when Jesus leaves Earth and goes up to heaven forty days after he comes back to life
A Christian belief about Jesus rising to heaven on the 40th day after he came back to life
A Christian holiday marking Jesus going up to heaven forty days after Easter
Compounds
- Specialized
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An object's eastward angle along the sky's equator used to find its position, shown in hours
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A Christian holiday when people remember Jesus going up to heaven forty days after Easter
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An event when Jesus leaves Earth and goes up to heaven forty days after he comes back to life
A Christian belief about Jesus rising to heaven on the 40th day after he came back to life
A Christian holiday marking Jesus going up to heaven forty days after Easter
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ascension comes from the Latin verb ascendere, which means 'to climb' or 'go up' and is the same root as the common English verb ascend. So the Ascension is the event of Jesus 'rising up' into heaven.