ascension
English Thesaurus
1. the act of changing location in an upward direction (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | motion, move, movement, |
| definition | : | the act of changing location from one place to another (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | levitation, |
| definition | : | the act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | heave, heaving, |
| definition | : | the act of lifting something with great effort (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | climb, mount, |
| definition | : | the act of climbing something (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | soar, zoom, |
| definition | : | the act of rising upward into the air (noun.act) |
2. (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | change of location, travel, |
| definition | : | a movement through space that changes the location of something (noun.event) |
| domain category | : | astronomy, uranology, |
| definition | : | the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole (noun.cognition) |
3. (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection (noun.event)
| instance hypernym | : | miracle, |
| definition | : | a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent (noun.event) |
| domain category | : | new testament, |
| definition | : | the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible (noun.communication) |
4. a movement upward (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | change of location, travel, |
| definition | : | a movement through space that changes the location of something (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | climb, climbing, mounting, |
| definition | : | an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | elevation, lift, raising, |
| definition | : | the event of something being raised upward (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | heave, heaving, |
| definition | : | an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling) (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | liftoff, |
| definition | : | the initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | takeoff, |
| definition | : | the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust, |
| definition | : | (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | uplifting, |
| definition | : | the rise of something (noun.event) |
5. (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter (noun.time)
| hypernym | : | holy day of obligation, |
| definition | : | a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion (noun.time) |
| domain category | : | christian religion, christianity, |
| definition | : | a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior (noun.cognition) |
6. the act of changing location in an upward direction (noun.act)
| derivation | : | ascend, go up, |
| definition | : | travel up, (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | ascensional, |
| definition | : | tending to rise (adj.pert) |
7. (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon (noun.event)
| derivation | : | ascensional, |
| definition | : | tending to rise (adj.pert) |
8. a movement upward (noun.event)
| antonym | : | fall, |
| definition | : | a movement downward (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | ascend, go up, |
| definition | : | travel up, (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | ascensional, |
| definition | : | tending to rise (adj.pert) |
9. the act of changing location in an upward direction (noun.act)
| derivation | : | ascend, go up, |
| definition | : | travel up, (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | ascensional, |
| definition | : | tending to rise (adj.pert) |
10. (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon (noun.event)
| derivation | : | ascensional, |
| definition | : | tending to rise (adj.pert) |
11. a movement upward (noun.event)
| antonym | : | fall, |
| definition | : | a movement downward (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | ascend, go up, |
| definition | : | travel up, (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | ascensional, |
| definition | : | tending to rise (adj.pert) |
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