1. The act of changing location in an upward direction
   "The graceful ascension of the hot air balloon";
   - rise, ascent, ascending
    
2. A movement upward; rise above the ground
   "We watched the balloon's graceful ascension into the morning sky";
   - rise, rising, ascent
    
3. (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon
   "We observed the ascension of Sirius just before dawn"

1. (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection
   - Ascension of Jesus, Ascension of Christ
    
2. (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
   - Ascension Day, Ascension of the Lord

Derived forms: ascensions

Type of: change of location, holy day of obligation, miracle, motion, move, movement, travel

Encyclopedia: Ascension, Prince Edward Island