ascension

名词 ascension:

1. (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
   同义词：Ascension Day, Ascension of the Lord
2. a movement upward
   同义词：rise, rising, ascent
3. (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection
   同义词：Ascension of Christ
4. (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon
5. the act of changing location in an upward direction
   同义词：rise, ascent, ascending

as.cen.sion

n.（名词）
The act or process of ascending; ascent.
攀登：攀登的行为或过程；攀登
Astronomy The rising of a star above the horizon.
【天文学】 星升起于地平线之上
Ascension Theology The bodily rising of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection.
Ascension 【神学】 耶稣升天：耶稣在复活后的第四十天肉体升天

来源：
Middle English ascensioun
中古英语 ascensioun
from Old French ascention
源自 古法语 ascention
from Latin ascônsiô ascônsiôn-
源自 拉丁语 ascônsiô ascônsiôn-
from ascônsus [past participle of] ascendere [to ascend] * see ascend
源自 ascônsus [] ascendere的过去分词 [上升] *参见 ascend

【引伸】
ascen.sional
adj.（形容词）