ascension

Noun

• the act of changing location in an upward direction

• (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon

• (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection

• a movement upward
  • they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
    

• (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  rise , ascent , ascending , Ascension , Ascension of Christ , rising , Ascension Day , Ascension of the Lord