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Synonyms
as·cen·sion (ə-sĕńshən)

[Middle English ascensioun, from Old French ascention, from Latin ascēnsiō, ascēnsiōn-, from ascēnsus past participle of ascendere, to ascend; see ascend.]

noun 

  1. The act or process of ascending; ascent.
  2. Astronomy The rising of a star above the horizon.
    1. In Christianity, the bodily rising of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection.
    2. A feast celebrating this event, observed on Ascension Day.

derivatives

as·ceńsion·al
adjective