Ascension of Jesus
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- noun
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Ascensión de Jesús
- I cannot think of one that does what I would like to see done with the event—the Ascension of Jesus into heaven.
Examples
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"May there be repeated thus in Christian families," John XXIII urged, "the spectacle of the apostles gathered together in Jerusalem after the Ascension of Jesus to heaven."
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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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The theme of "exitus-regressus" flowing through the entire Summa is present in the Birth and Ascension of Jesus Christ.
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The ascension of Jesus is commemorated by Christians on the 40th day after Easter.
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During the service, we reflected on the significance of the ascension of Jesus into heaven.
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Many churches hold special prayers to honor the ascension of Jesus and its impact on their faith.
Synonyms
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Jesus rises into heaven in his body forty days after Easter
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A Christian holiday when people remember Jesus going up to heaven forty days after Easter
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
The constituent noun 'ascension' denotes a rising or bodily ascent and attaching 'of Jesus' specifies the subject, so the phrase simply means Jesus' rising into heaven. This is a directly compositional noun + of + proper name construction and corresponds to the same religious term in many languages, making the meaning predictable for learners who know the parts.
Etymology
Ascension of Jesus comes from early Christian stories and pictures that show Jesus rising up into the sky while his followers watch. The strong image of Jesus being lifted 'to heaven' forty days after he rose from the dead explains why the phrase means his leaving Earth and why Christians remember or celebrate this event.