Ascension — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

a movement upward

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmps/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐsˈɛnʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐsˈɛnʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæmps/.

Examples

they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Ascension of the Lord rise ascending ascent Ascension Day Ascension of Christ rising

Antonyms

fall

Parts of Speech

noun	(Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
noun	a movement upward “they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon”
noun	(New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection
noun	(astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon
noun	the act of changing location in an upward direction

Word Forms

rise	verb	come up, of celestial bodies
ascend	verb	travel up,
ascensional	adjective	tending to rise

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aufstieg

(Christentum) Feier der Himmelfahrt Christi; am 40. Tag nach Ostern begangen

🇪🇸Spanish

ascensión

(Cristianismo) celebración de la Ascensión de Cristo al cielo; observado el día 40 después de Pascua

🇮🇹Italian

ascensione

(Cristianesimo) celebrazione dell'Ascensione di Cristo al cielo; celebrato il 40° giorno dopo Pasqua

🇳🇱Dutch

hemelvaart

(christendom) viering van de Hemelvaart van Christus naar de hemel; gevierd op de 40e dag na Pasen

🇵🇹Portuguese

ascensão

(Cristianismo) celebração da Ascensão de Cristo ao céu; observado no 40º dia após a Páscoa

🇷🇺Russian

вознесение

(христианство) празднование Вознесения Христа на небо; отмечается на 40-й день после Пасхи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अधिरोहण

(ईसाई धर्म) ईसा मसीह के स्वर्गारोहण का उत्सव; ईस्टर के 40वें दिन मनाया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

আরোহন

(খ্রিস্টধর্ম) স্বর্গে খ্রিস্টের আরোহণের উদযাপন; ইস্টারের পর 40 তম দিনে পালন করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏற்றம்

(கிறிஸ்தவம்) கிறிஸ்துவின் பரலோகத்திற்கு ஏற்றம் கொண்டாட்டம்; ஈஸ்டர் முடிந்த 40 வது நாளில் அனுசரிக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆరోహణము

(క్రైస్తవ మతం) క్రీస్తు స్వర్గానికి ఆరోహణ వేడుక; ఈస్టర్ తర్వాత 40వ రోజున గమనించారు

🇮🇳Marathi

स्वर्गारोहण

(ख्रिश्चन धर्म) ख्रिस्ताच्या स्वर्गात स्वर्गारोहणाचा उत्सव; इस्टर नंतर 40 व्या दिवशी साजरा केला जातो

🇮🇳Gujarati

આરોહણ

(ખ્રિસ્તી) સ્વર્ગમાં ખ્રિસ્તના આરોહણની ઉજવણી; ઇસ્ટર પછીના 40મા દિવસે મનાવવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆರೋಹಣ

(ಕ್ರಿಶ್ಚಿಯನ್ ಧರ್ಮ) ಕ್ರಿಸ್ತನ ಸ್ವರ್ಗಕ್ಕೆ ಆರೋಹಣದ ಆಚರಣೆ; ಈಸ್ಟರ್ ನಂತರ 40 ನೇ ದಿನದಂದು ಆಚರಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആരോഹണം

(ക്രിസ്ത്യാനിറ്റി) ക്രിസ്തുവിൻ്റെ സ്വർഗ്ഗാരോഹണത്തിൻ്റെ ആഘോഷം; ഈസ്റ്റർ കഴിഞ്ഞ് 40-ാം ദിവസം ആചരിച്ചു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੜ੍ਹਾਈ

(ਈਸਾਈ) ਸਵਰਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਸੀਹ ਦੇ ਚੜ੍ਹਨ ਦਾ ਜਸ਼ਨ; ਈਸਟਰ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ 40ਵੇਂ ਦਿਨ ਮਨਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

عروج

(عیسائیت) مسیح کے آسمان پر چڑھنے کا جشن؛ ایسٹر کے بعد 40 ویں دن منایا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

扬升

（基督教）庆祝基督升天；复活节后第40天观察

🇯🇵Japanese

上昇

（キリスト教）キリストの昇天を祝う行事。復活祭から40日目に祝われる

🇰🇷Korean

승천

(기독교) 그리스도의 승천을 기념하는 일. 부활절 후 40일째 되는 날에 관찰됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thăng thiên

(Kitô giáo) lễ kỷ niệm Chúa Kitô thăng thiên; được cử hành vào ngày thứ 40 sau Lễ Phục Sinh

🇹🇭Thai

เสด็จขึ้นสู่สวรรค์

(คริสต์ศาสนา) การเฉลิมฉลองการเสด็จขึ้นสู่สวรรค์ของพระคริสต์ สังเกตในวันที่ 40 หลังวันอีสเตอร์

🇮🇩Indonesian

kenaikan

(Kekristenan) perayaan Kenaikan Kristus ke surga; diperingati pada hari ke-40 setelah Paskah

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-akyat sa langit

(Kristiyano) pagdiriwang ng Pag-akyat ni Kristo sa langit; naobserbahan sa ika-40 araw pagkatapos ng Pasko ng Pagkabuhay

🇲🇾Malay

kenaikan

(Kristian) perayaan Kenaikan Kristus ke syurga; diperhatikan pada hari ke-40 selepas Paskah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الصعود

(المسيحية) الاحتفال بصعود المسيح إلى السماء؛ لوحظ في اليوم الأربعين بعد عيد الفصح

🇮🇷Persian

معراج

(مسیحیت) جشن عروج مسیح به آسمان؛ در چهلمین روز پس از عید پاک مشاهده شد

🇹🇷Turkish

yükseliş

(Hıristiyanlık) Mesih'in göğe yükselişinin kutlanması; Paskalya'dan sonraki 40. günde kutlandı

🇮🇱Hebrew

התעלות

(נצרות) חגיגת עליית ישו לגן עדן; נצפה ביום ה-40 לאחר חג הפסחא

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