ascension-day

Definition

Noun: - A Christian holiday: "Ascension Day" is the day on which Christians commemorate the ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven, observed on the 40th day after Easter (always a Thursday).

Usage Examples
  • (The religious observance of Christ's ascension.)
  • (A ceremony marking the 40th day after Easter.)
Advanced Usage

  • "to celebrate Ascension Day": to observe the holiday with religious rituals.

    • Many Catholics attend mass on Ascension Day. (They participate in a worship service for the feast.)

  • "Ascension Day falls on a Thursday": referring to the fixed timing of the holiday.

    • Ascension Day always falls on a Thursday, 40 days after Easter Sunday. (The day is determined by the Easter date.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Ascension (noun): the act of rising or ascending; in Christian theology, the bodily rising of Jesus into heaven.

    • The ascension of Christ is a core belief in Christianity. (The event commemorated by Ascension Day.)

  • Ascend (verb): to move upward; to rise.

    • Christ ascended into heaven on Ascension Day. (He rose upward.)
Synonyms
  • Feast of the Ascension: another name for the holiday.
  • Holy Thursday: sometimes used to refer to Ascension Day (though this can also refer to Maundy Thursday in some traditions).
Related Idioms
  • "Ascension Day" is not commonly used in idioms; it is primarily a proper noun for a specific religious holiday.
Notes
  • Spelling: "Ascension Day" is always capitalized because it is the name of a holy day. It is often written without a hyphen in modern usage, though "Ascension-Day" appears in older texts.

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