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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ascension
noun
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▪ A phoenix-like ascension has been threatened before, over these last long 16 years of derision and scorn.
▪ Since Mr Obasanjo's ascension, U.S. agencies have provided $ 109 million in political, economic and military assistance.
▪ Tumblejack's howling voice rose to a final ascension around her; her heart leapt in hope and renewed faith.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ascension

Ascension \As*cen"sion\, n. [F. ascension, L. ascensio, fr. ascendere. See Ascend.]

  1. The act of ascending; a rising; ascent.

  2. Specifically: The visible ascent of our Savior on the fortieth day after his resurrection. (
    --Acts i. 9.) Also, Ascension Day.

  3. An ascending or arising, as in distillation; also that which arises, as from distillation.

    Vaporous ascensions from the stomach.
    --Sir T. Browne.

    Ascension Day, the Thursday but one before Whitsuntide, the day on which commemorated our Savior's ascension into heaven after his resurrection; -- called also Holy Thursday.

    Right ascension (Astron.), that degree of the equinoctial, counted from the beginning of Aries, which rises with a star, or other celestial body, in a right sphere; or the arc of the equator intercepted between the first point of Aries and that point of the equator that comes to the meridian with the star; -- expressed either in degrees or in time.

    Oblique ascension (Astron.), an arc of the equator, intercepted between the first point of Aries and that point of the equator which rises together with a star, in an oblique sphere; or the arc of the equator intercepted between the first point of Aries and that point of the equator that comes to the horizon with a star. It is little used in modern astronomy.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
ascension

c.1300, "ascent of Christ into Heaven on the 40th day after the Resurrection," from Latin ascensionem (nominative ascensio) "a rising," noun of action from past participle stem of ascendere "to mount, ascend, go up" (see ascend). Astronomical sense is recorded late 14c.; meaning "action of ascending" is from 1590s. Related: Ascensional.

Wiktionary
ascension

n. 1 (context religion English) entering heaven while still alive 2 (context Christianity English) specifically, the believed entry of Jesus Christ into heaven after his resurrection. 3 (context Christianity English) a holiday celebrating the Ascension of Jesus, 40 days after Easter.

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Ascension -- U.S. Parish in Louisiana
Population (2000): 76627
Housing Units (2000): 29172
Land area (2000): 291.529360 sq. miles (755.057544 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 11.353324 sq. miles (29.404973 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 302.882684 sq. miles (784.462517 sq. km)
Located within: Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
Location: 30.203822 N, 90.940966 W
Headwords:
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Ascension, LA
Ascension Parish
Ascension Parish, LA
Wikipedia
Ascensión

Ascensión is a city in northern Chihuahua, Mexico. Its population in the 2010 census was 13,456 inhabitants. The city is the capital of Ascensión Municipality.

Ascension (comics)

Ascension was an American comic book series created by David Finch and Matt "Batt" Banning and published by Top Cow. It ran for 22 issues, from October 1997 to March 2000, and was then canceled due to low sales. In addition, there was a #0 bonus issue and a #1/2 Wizard preview.

Ascension (John Coltrane album)

Ascension is a jazz album by John Coltrane recorded in 1965 and released in 1966. It is often considered to be a watershed album, with the albums released before it being more conventional in structure and the albums released after it being looser, free jazz inspired works. In addition, it signaled Coltrane's interest in moving away from the quartet format. Coltrane described Ascension in a radio interview as a " big band thing", although it resembles no big band recording made before it. The most obvious antecedent is Ornette Coleman's octet (or "double quartet") recording, Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation, which—like Ascension—is a continuous 40-minute performance with ensemble passages and without breaks. Jazz musician Dave Liebman, commenting on Ascension, recalled that the album was the "torch that lit the free jazz thing".

Ascension (Misia album)

Ascension is the seventh studio album by Japanese R&B singer Misia, released on February 7, 2007. It is her first album in over two years and last to be released under the Avex subsidiary Rhythmedia Tribe. The album was later re-released under BMG Japan.

The album is certified Gold for shipment of 100,000 copies.

Ascension (sculpture)

Ascension is the name of two sculptures created in 1978 and 1986 by Luxembourgish sculptor Lucien Wercollier.

Ascension (Pep Love album)

Ascension is the first studio album by American hip hop artist Pep Love. It was released on July 24, 2001 by Hiero Imperium.

In 2014, it was listed by Paste as one of the "12 Classic Hip-Hop Albums That Deserve More Attention".

Ascension (Jesu album)

Ascension is the third studio album by the British post-metal band Jesu. The album was released on 10 May 2011 through Caldo Verde Records. Ascension is the first full-length studio album released by Jesu since 2007's Conqueror. On 8 June 2011, Daymare Recordings released the album in Japan with a bonus disc containing four additional tracks unavailable on the original release.

Ascension (Star Wars novel)

Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Ascension is the eighth and penultimate novel in the Fate of the Jedi series. It is written by Christie Golden and is due out on August 9, 2011.

Ascension (The X-Files)

"Ascension" is the sixth episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. It premiered on the Fox network on . It was written by Paul Brown, directed by Michael Lange, and featured guest appearances by Steve Railsback, Nicholas Lea, Steven Williams and Sheila Larken. The episode helped explore the series' overarching mythology.

The show centers on FBI special agents Fox Mulder ( David Duchovny) and Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson) who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called X-Files. However, the events of "Ascension" are a continuation of the plot of the preceding episode, " Duane Barry". Following the kidnapping of Scully by an unhinged alien abductee Duane Barry ( Steve Railsback), Mulder races to track her down.

The decision to have the character of Scully abducted was driven by necessity, as Anderson had become pregnant and required time off from production. "Ascension" earned a Nielsen household rating of 9.6, being watched by 9.2 million households in its initial broadcast, and received positive reviews from critics.

Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)

"Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)" is a song by American R&B/neo soul singer Maxwell and is the second single released from his debut album Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite. The track peaked top ten on Billboard's R&B songs, reached top forty on the Hot 100 and No. 28 on UK's Singles chart.

Ascension (miniseries)

Ascension is a 2014 Canadian/US-American science fiction mystery drama television miniseries which aired on CBC in Canada and Syfy in USA. It takes place aboard a generation ship, and consists of six 43 minute episodes. The show was created by Philip Levens and Adrian A. Cruz. The pilot was written and executive produced by Philip Levens, who served as the showrunner. On July 9, 2014, CBC added Ascension to its fall programming roster. It was originally scheduled to premiere in November 2014. In October 2014, CBC announced that the premiere date had been moved to January 2015. It started airing on CBC on Monday nights starting February 9, 2015. Syfy had originally announced plans to debut the show on November 24, 2014, airing one episode per week for six weeks. Instead the series premiered on December 15, 2014, and aired two episodes each night for three consecutive nights.

Ascension (Calvo)

Ascension is an outdoor 1996 sculpture by American artist Robert Calvo, located in downtown Portland, Oregon. It is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.

Ascension (ship)

Ascension is the name of several ships

  • , British Royal Navy shipname

    • , Colony-class frigate, formerly USS Hargood PF-74

  • , cargo and container ship, U.S.-flagged and Turkish-built, formerly MV Chekov

Fictional
  • Project Ascension, project to create and use Orion-class spaceships from Ascension (TV series)
    • USS Ascension, fictional spaceship setting from Ascension (TV series)
Ascension (company)

Ascension is the world’s largest Catholic health system and the largest non-profit health system in the US with facilities in 23 states and the District of Columbia. It is a faith-based collaboration of hospitals, medical practices, and innovators that shares best practices and the goal of creating healthier communities across the U.S. through community outreach and researching ways to cut healthcare costs.

In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, Ascension provided $1.8 billion for community benefit programs and care for people living in poverty. Ascension subsidiaries provide a variety of services and solutions including health care delivery, physician practice management, venture capital investing, treasury management, biomedical engineering, clinical care management, information services, risk management, and contracting through Ascension’s own group purchasing organization.

Ascension (Djam Karet album)

Ascension is the tenth studio album by Djam Karet, released on May 22, 2001 by HC Productions.

Ascension (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)

"Ascension" is the twenty-second episode, and second part of the two-part season finale, of the third season of the American television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division), revolving around the character of Phil Coulson and his team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents as they attempt to defeat Hive. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. The episode was written by Jed Whedon, and directed by Kevin Tancharoen.

Clark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from the film series, and is joined by series regulars Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge, Henry Simmons, and Luke Mitchell.

"Ascension" originally aired on ABC on May 17, 2016, and according to Nielsen Media Research, was watched by 3.03 million viewers.

Usage examples of "ascension".

These boons were offset, however, by a new delegation summoning Becket and the king again to arbitrament of their grievances, and setting Ascension Day as the term of papal leniency.

And so, as the descension took place, so must the ascension, and man is climbing back on the ladder of evolvement rung by rung.

He struggled with the strange mechanism of his mind which permitted ascension or descension into the strange facets of the universe.

The ship, as far as vertical ascension and descension were concerned, was several steps more efficient than the autogyro type of plane.

People told of their ascension of Mount Etna and how they had leaned over the immense crater, arm in arm, cheek to cheek, as if to throw themselves into the very abyss.

Prelate and the Prophet are given to the Light in the sacred rite, the flames will bring to boil a cauldron of guile and give ascension to a false Prelate, who will reign over the death of the Palace of the Prophets.

Prelate and the Prophet are given to the Light in the sacred rite, the flames will bring to boil a cauldron of guile and give ascension to a false Prelate who will reign over the death of the Palace of the Prophets.

Protestors to his ascension were quickly killed by the other surviving soldiers of Hanging Man, who were all too eager to avenge their defeat, even on innocent countrymen.

At any rate, so dense are the leaves and branches which interpose their nemoral barriers to the ascension of this vapor, that some of it condenses into droplets again upon the leaves, thus more water remains in the abyss than ever returns to the clouds again.

There was no way of knowing if Vok and his followers would be satisfied with just Kayla, or if they would insist on the Ascension of every crew member who fell under the influence of the Ambiana.

In fact, Vok, who was not yet even prepared for Ascension, was more in tune with the harmony than she was.

I raised my head to look up at the vault as he would see it, the scene of the Ascension, the Apotheosis of Christ, to which his own destiny as earthly ruler was linked.

Thanks to your ascension to full Reigning Masterhood and my retention of title, we have entered a new, unprecedented age.

Upon the whole, the metempsychosis may be understood, as to its inmost meaning and its final issue, to be either a Development, a Revolution, or a Retribution, a Divine system of development eternally leading creatures in a graduated ascension from the base towards the apex of the creation, a perpetual cycle in the order of nature fixedly recurring by the necessities of a physical fate unalterable, unavoidable, eternal, a scheme of punishment and reward exactly fitted to the exigencies of every case, presided over by a moral Nemesis, and issuing at last in the emancipation of every purified soul into infinite bliss, when, by the upward gravitation of spirit, they shall all have been strained through the successively finer growing filters of the worlds, from the coarse grained foundation of matter to the lower shore of the Divine essence.

She commands Sir Sparhawk to present himself to her immediately upon her ascension to the throne.