ascension
/əˈsɛnʃən/
noun
- The act of rising or moving upward.
- We watched the ascension of the hot air balloon at dawn.
- The balloon's ascension into the sky was slow and graceful.
- The ascension of the rocket was visible for miles.
- The process of gaining a higher position, rank, or status.
- His rapid ascension in the music industry surprised many critics.
- The prince's ascension to the throne happened after the king's death.
- Her ascension to CEO was celebrated by the whole company.
- In Christianity, the event when Jesus Christ rose to heaven after his resurrection.
- The Ascension is celebrated forty days after Easter.
- The story of the Ascension is told in the Bible's Book of Acts.
- Many churches hold a special service for the Ascension of Jesus.
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