1. Ascension

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

Rhymes with Ascension

• misapprehension
• comprehension
• condescension
• reinvention
• hypotension
• hypertension
• apprehension
• suspension
• prevention
• pretension
• extension
• convention
• contention
• retention
• laurentian
• invention
• dissension
• dimension
• detention
• attention
• tension
• pension
• mention
• henschen
• gentian

How do you pronounce ascension?

Pronounce ascension as əˈsɛnʃən.

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Sentences with ascension

1. Noun, singular or mass
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Quotes about ascension

1. There were a group of people before the Ascension known as the Astalsi. They claimed that each person was born with a certain finite amount of ill luck. And so, when an unfortunate event happened, they thought themselves blessed—thereafter, their lives could only get better.
- Brandon Sanderson, Mistborn: The Final Empire

2. ascension

noun. ['əˈsɛnʃən'] a movement upward.

3. ascension

noun. ['əˈsɛnʃən'] the act of changing location in an upward direction.

4. ascension

noun. ['əˈsɛnʃən'] (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon.

5. Ascension

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