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English to English noun
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(Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter |  | source: wordnet30
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a movement upward |  | Example: they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
source: wordnet30
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(New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection |  | source: wordnet30
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(astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon |  | source: wordnet30
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the act of changing location in an upward direction |  | source: wordnet30
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The act of ascending; a rising; ascent. |  | source: webster1913
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