名詞 ascension:

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

as.cen.sion

n.（名詞）
The act or process of ascending; ascent.
攀登：攀登的行為或過(guò)程；攀登
Astronomy The rising of a star above the horizon.
【天文學(xué)】 星升起于地平線之上
Ascension Theology The bodily rising of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection.
Ascension 【神學(xué)】 耶穌升天：耶穌在復(fù)活后的第四十天肉體升天

來(lái)源：
Middle English ascensioun
中古英語(yǔ) ascensioun
from Old French ascention
源自 古法語(yǔ) ascention
from Latin ascônsiô ascônsiôn-
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) ascônsiô ascônsiôn-
from ascônsus [past participle of] ascendere [to ascend] * see ascend
源自 ascônsus [] ascendere的過(guò)去分詞 [上升] *參見(jiàn) ascend

【引伸】
ascen.sional
adj.（形容詞）