Synonyms for ascension

Noun

1. Ascension, Ascension Day, Ascension of the Lord, holy day of obligation

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

2. rise, rising, ascent, ascension, change of location, travel

usage: a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"

3. Ascension, Ascension of Christ, miracle

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

4. ascension, change of location, travel

usage: (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon

5. rise, ascent, ascension, ascending, motion, movement, move

usage: the act of changing location in an upward direction