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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary As·cen·sion \\ə-ˈsen(t)-shən\\ geographical nameisland in S Atlantic belonging to British colony of St. Helena area 34 square miles (88 square kilometers), population 1400
as·cen·sion \\ə-ˈsen(t)-shən\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin ascension-, ascensio, from ascendere
DATE 14th century
: the act or process of ascending
ascension
early 14c., "ascent of Christ into Heaven on the 40th day after the Resurrection," from L. ascensionem (nom. ascensio), noun of action from ascensus, pp. of ascendere "to mount, ascend, go up" (see ascend). Astronomical sense is recorded late 14c.; meaning "action of ascending" is from 1590s.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ascension
as·cen·sion / E5senFn / noun[sing.]
1. the Ascension (in the Christian religion 基督教) the journey of Jesus from the earth into heaven
耶稣升天
2. (formal) the act of moving up or of reaching a high position
上升；升高；登上:
her ascension to the throne
她的登基
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: ascension day , or right ascension
as·cen·sion\əˈsenchən also aˈ-\ noun( -s) Etymology: Middle English ascencioun, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French ascension ascension of Jesus into heaven, from Late Latin ascension-, ascensio, from Latin, ascent, from ascensus (past participle of ascendere to ascend) + -ion, -io -ion 1. : the act or process of ascending < ballon ascension > < thin ascensions of smoke from the breached roof — Ambrose Bierce >2. a. often capitalized : the ascending of Jesus to heaven on the 40th day after his resurrection b. usually capitalized : ascension day 3. archaic : distillation , evaporation
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