Ascension
     n 1: (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into
          heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter [syn: {Ascension
          Day}, {Ascension of the Lord}]
     2: a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air
        balloon" [syn: {rise}, {rising}, {ascent}] [ant: {fall}]
     3: (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven
        on the 40th day after his Resurrection [syn: {Ascension of
        Christ}]
     4: (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon
     5: the act of changing location in an upward direction [syn: {rise},
         {ascent}, {ascending}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0