Need another word that means the same as “ascension”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “ascension” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Ascension” are: ascent, rise, rising, ascension day, ascension of the lord, ascension of christ, ascending, launch, climb, levitation, soaring
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “ascension” as a noun can have the following definitions:
ascending | The act of changing location in an upward direction. |
ascension day | The rising of a star above the horizon. |
ascension of christ | The rising of a star above the horizon. |
ascension of the lord | The rising of a star above the horizon. |
ascent | A rise to a higher social or professional rank. His ascent to power. |
climb | A mountain hill or slope that is climbed. The rate of climb can be set by the pilot. |
launch | An act or instance of launching something. The launch of a new campaign against drinking and driving. |
levitation | The action of rising or causing something to rise and hover in the air, typically by means of supposed magical powers. Arm levitation. |
rise | The property possessed by a slope or surface that rises. It was here that the brook had its rise. |
rising | Organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another. The reforms led to peasant risings. |
soaring | The activity of flying a glider. |
abortive | Causing or resulting in abortion. An abortive revolt. |
christian | A religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination. |
corpse | The dead body of a human being. The corpse of a man lay there. |
dead | Devoid of activity. His gums were dead from the novocain. |
death | The personification of death. It was the death of all his plans. |
decease | The event of dying or departure from life. Upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren. |
deceased | Recently dead. The will of Christopher Smith deceased. |
disbelieve | Be unable to believe. To disbelieve is as much an act of faith as belief. |
doom | An unpleasant or disastrous destiny. Everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it. |
elixir | A magical or medicinal potion. A cough elixir. |
heaven | Used in various exclamations as a substitute for ‘God. Constantine was persuaded that disunity in the Church was displeasing to heaven. |
immortality | The quality or state of being immortal. Occasionally a guide book has achieved immortality. |
inanimate | Belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things. He was completely inanimate and it was difficult to see if he was breathing. |
inoperative | Not working or taking effect. An inoperative law. |
karma | The effects of a person’s actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation. |
lifeless | Lacking vigour, vitality, or excitement. A lifeless planet. |
metempsychosis | The supposed transmigration at death of the soul of a human being or animal into a new body of the same or a different species. The speaker perceives himself as an avatar in a sustained metempsychosis. |
miracle | An extraordinary and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore attributed to a divine agency. A miracle drug. |
nirvana | An ideal or idyllic state or place. The days of socialist nirvana in Europe are over. |
paradise | An ideal or idyllic place or state. My idea of paradise is to relax on the seafront. |
perish | Die, especially in a violent or sudden way. Must these noble hopes perish so soon. |
purgatory | (in Catholic doctrine) a place or state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners who are expiating their sins before going to heaven. Infernal punishments are purgatory and medicinal. |
rebirth | The revival of learning and culture. The endless cycle of birth death and rebirth. |
reincarnation | The rebirth of a soul in another body. He believed he was the reincarnation of Louis XVI. |
resurrect | Restore (a dead person) to life. He queried whether Jesus was indeed resurrected. |
resurrection | The revitalization or revival of something. The resurrection of the country under a charismatic leader. |
resuscitated | Restored to life or consciousness. |
revive | Regain life, consciousness, or strength. Many pagan traditions are being revived. |
soul | A secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970s. Their interpretation lacked soul. |
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