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noun (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
noun a movement upward
noun (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection
originFrom Middle English ascencioun, from Old French ascension, from Latin ascēnsiō, ascēnsiōnem (“ascent”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0