ascension day
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Definition
- Proper noun:
- A Christian feast day: Ascension Day is a Christian holiday that commemorates the bodily Ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven, as described in the New Testament.
- A movable feast: It is observed on the 40th day after Easter Sunday, always falling on a Thursday.
Usage Examples
- Proper noun:
- The church service on Ascension Day was particularly beautiful.
- In many countries, Ascension Day is a public holiday.
- We celebrate Ascension Day forty days after Easter.
Advanced Usage
- "Ascension Day celebration": Refers to the specific events or services held to mark the feast.
- The cathedral holds a special Ascension Day celebration with a procession.
- "Ascension Day Thursday": Emphasizes the day of the week on which the feast always occurs.
- Ascension Day Thursday is an important date in the liturgical calendar.
Variants and Related Words
- The Ascension: The event being commemorated; the ascent of Christ into heaven.
- The painting depicts the scene of the Ascension.
- Ascensiontide: The period in the Christian calendar lasting from Ascension Day until the eve of Pentecost.
- The hymns during Ascensiontide reflect themes of glory and kingship.
Synonyms
- Holy Thursday (in this specific, ecclesiastical context; note that "Holy Thursday" more commonly refers to Maundy Thursday).
- The Feast of the Ascension.
Related Phrases
- Observe Ascension Day: To mark or celebrate the feast day.
- Christians around the world observe Ascension Day.
- Ascension Day holiday: Referring to the day as a day off from work or school.
- Do you have the Ascension Day holiday off?
Related Idioms
Noun
- (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter