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# ascension

noun (the Ascension; an ascension, ascensions)

«ascension» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (church, Bible) The Ascension is the event when, Christians believe, Jesus rose up into heaven forty days after he rose from the dead. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ascension/#m1)
2. (formal) An ascension is the act of rising or going up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ascension/#m2)
3. (formal) Coming to a high position, such as a king coming to the throne (more often «accession»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ascension/#m3)

### In the lessons

In religious education, Ascension Day is a Christian feast day; the story is told in the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. Ascension Island is a small island in the Atlantic. In formal writing «ascension» means going up, like a balloon's ascension. Phrases: «Ascension Day», «the Ascension of Jesus», «the ascension of a balloon».

### Examples

- Christians remember the Ascension of Jesus on Ascension Day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ascension/#x1)
- The Bible says Jesus was taken up into a cloud at his Ascension. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ascension/#x2)
- Our church window shows the Ascension. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ascension/#x3)
- We watched the slow ascension of the hot-air balloon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ascension/#x4)
- Ascension Island is in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ascension/#x5)
- The climbers' ascension of the mountain took three days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ascension/#x6)
- The vicar explained the Ascension to the children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ascension/#x7)

### Note

Capital A for the Christian feast. In everyday words, «ascent» is more common for climbing or rising. Related: ascend (verb), ascent. «Accession» is the usual word for a king or queen coming to the throne.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ascension» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ascension/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ascension» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ascension.html) on Mova free.