ascension
/ə'sɛnʃən/
noun
9 letters3 syllables11 points in Scrabble®14 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
NOUN
1
A movement upward.
2
(Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter.
3
(New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection.
4
The act of changing location in an upward direction.
5
(astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon.
WORD FORMS
Related formascend
Related formascensional
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®11 points
Words With Friends®14 points
Double word22 points
Triple word33 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinascensionway
Starts & ends withA … N
Syllablesas · cen · sion
SYNONYMS & RELATED9
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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