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as·cen·sion

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–noun

1.	the act of ascending; ascent.

2.	the Ascension, the bodily ascending of Christ from earth to heaven.

3.	(initial capital letter) Ascension Day.

[Origin: 1300–50; ME ascencioun (< AF) < L ascénsiōn- (s. of ascénsiō), equiv. to ascéns(us) risen up (ptp. of ascendere, equiv. to ascend- climb up (see ascend) + -tus ptp. suffix) + -iōn- -ion

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as·cen·sion·al, adjective

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a British island in the S Atlantic Ocean: constituent part of St. Helena. 1130; 34 sq. mi. (88 sq. km).

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n.

The act or process of ascending; ascent.
Astronomy The rising of a star above the horizon.
Ascension
1. In Christianity, the bodily rising of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection.
2. A feast celebrating this event, observed on Ascension Day.

[Middle English ascensioun, from Old French ascention, from Latin ascēnsiō, ascēnsiōn-, from ascēnsus, past participle of ascendere, to ascend; see ascend.]

as·cen'sion·al adj.

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ascension
noun
1.	(Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
2.	a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon" [syn: rise] [ant: fall]
3.	(New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection
4.	(astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon
5.	the act of changing location in an upward direction [syn: rise]

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Ascension [əˈsenʃən] noun

Christ's ascent to heaven

Arabic:	صُعود (المَسيح)
Chinese (Simplified):	耶稣升天
Chinese (Traditional):	耶穌升天
Czech:	Nanebevstoupení
Danish:	himmelfart
Estonian:	taevaminek
Greek:	Ανάληψη
Hungarian:	mennybemenetel
Indonesian:	Kenaikan Isa Al-Masih
Italian:	Ascensione

Latvian:	debesbraukšana
Lithuanian:	Kristaus žengimas į dangų
Norwegian:	Kristi himmelfart
Polish:	wniebowstąpienie
Russian:	Вознесение
Slovak:	sviatok Nanebovstúpenia Pána
Slovenian:	vnebovzetje
Spanish:	Ascensión
Swedish:	Kristi Himmelsfärd
Turkish:	Miraç, Hz İsa'nın göğe çıkışı

See also: Ascension Day

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Ascension Parish, LA (parish, FIPS 5) Location: 30.20286 N, 90.90911 W
Population (1990): 58214 (21165 housing units)
Area: 755.1 sq km (land), 29.4 sq km (water)

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

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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.

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Ob*lique"\, a. [F., fr. L. obliquus; ob (see Ob-) + liquis oblique; cf. licinus bent upward, Gr ? slanting.] [Written also oblike.]

1. Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.

It has a direction oblique to that of the former motion. --Cheyne.

2. Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.

The love we bear our friends . . . Hath in it certain oblique ends. --Drayton.

This mode of oblique research, when a more direct one is denied, we find to be the only one in our power. --De Quincey.

Then would be closed the restless, oblique eye. That looks for evil, like a treacherous spy. --Wordworth.

3. Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.

His natural affection in a direct line was strong, in an oblique but weak. --Baker.

Oblique angle, Oblique ascension, etc. See under Angle,Ascension, etc.

Oblique arch (Arch.), an arch whose jambs are not at right angles with the face, and whose intrados is in consequence askew.

Oblique bridge, a skew bridge. See under Bridge, n.

Oblique case (Gram.), any case except the nominative. See Case, n.

Oblique circle (Projection), a circle whose plane is oblique to the axis of the primitive plane.

Oblique fire (Mil.), a fire the direction of which is not perpendicular to the line fired at.

Oblique flank (Fort.), that part of the curtain whence the fire of the opposite bastion may be discovered. --Wilhelm.

Oblique leaf. (Bot.) (a) A leaf twisted or inclined from the normal position. (b) A leaf having one half different from the other.

Oblique line (Geom.), a line that, meeting or tending to meet another, makes oblique angles with it.

Oblique motion (Mus.), a kind of motion or progression in which one part ascends or descends, while the other prolongs or repeats the same tone, as in the accompanying example.

Oblique muscle (Anat.), a muscle acting in a direction oblique to the mesial plane of the body, or to the associated muscles; -- applied especially to two muscles of the eyeball.

Oblique narration. See Oblique speech.

Oblique planes (Dialing), planes which decline from the zenith, or incline toward the horizon.

Oblique sailing (Naut.), the movement of a ship when she sails upon some rhumb between the four cardinal points, making an oblique angle with the meridian.

Oblique speech (Rhet.), speech which is quoted indirectly, or in a different person from that employed by the original speaker.

Oblique sphere (Astron. & Geog.), the celestial or terrestrial sphere when its axis is oblique to the horizon of the place; or as it appears to an observer at any point on the earth except the poles and the equator.

Oblique step (Mil.), a step in marching, by which the soldier, while advancing, gradually takes ground to the right or left at an angle of about 25[deg]. It is not now practiced. --Wilhelm.

Oblique system of co["o]rdinates (Anal. Geom.), a system in which the co["o]rdinate axes are oblique to each other.

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Right\ (r[imac]t), a. [OE. right, riht, AS. riht; akin to D. regt, OS. & OHG. reht, G. recht, Dan. ret, Sw. r["a]tt, Icel. r["e]ttr, Goth. ra['i]hts, L. rectus, p. p. of regere to guide, rule; cf. Skr. [.r]ju straight, right. [root]115. Cf. Adroit,Alert, Correct, Dress, Regular, Rector, Recto, Rectum, Regent, Region, Realm, Rich, Royal, Rule.]

1. Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line. "Right as any line." --Chaucer

2. Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not oblique; as, right ascension; a right pyramid or cone.

3. Conformed to the constitution of man and the will of God, or to justice and equity; not deviating from the true and just; according with truth and duty; just; true.

That which is conformable to the Supreme Rule is absolutely right, and is called right simply without relation to a special end. --Whately.

2. Fit; suitable; proper; correct; becoming; as, the right man in the right place; the right way from London to Oxford.

5. Characterized by reality or genuineness; real; actual; not spurious. "His right wife." --Chaucer.

In this battle, . . . the Britons never more plainly manifested themselves to be right barbarians. --Milton.

6. According with truth; passing a true judgment; conforming to fact or intent; not mistaken or wrong; not erroneous; correct; as, this is the right faith.

You are right, Justice, and you weigh this well. --Shak.

If there be no prospect beyond the grave, the inference is . . . right, "Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die." --Locke.

7. Most favorable or convenient; fortunate.

The lady has been disappointed on the right side. --Spectator.

8. Of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which the muscular action is usually stronger than on the other side; -- opposed to left when used in reference to a part of the body; as, the right side, hand, arm. Also applied to the corresponding side of the lower animals.

Became the sovereign's favorite, his right hand. --Longfellow.

Note: In designating the banks of a river, right and left are used always with reference to the position of one who is facing in the direction of the current's flow.

9. Well placed, disposed, or adjusted; orderly; well regulated; correctly done.

10. Designed to be placed or worn outward; as, the right side of a piece of cloth.

At right angles, so as to form a right angle or right angles, as when one line crosses another perpendicularly.

Right and left, in both or all directions. [Colloq.]

Right and left coupling (Pipe fitting), a coupling the opposite ends of which are tapped for a right-handed screw and a left-handed screw, respectivelly.

Right angle. (a) The angle formed by one line meeting another perpendicularly, as the angles ABD, DBC. (b) (Spherics) A spherical angle included between the axes of two great circles whose planes are perpendicular to each other.

Right ascension. See under Ascension.

Right Center (Politics), those members belonging to the Center in a legislative assembly who have sympathies with the Right on political questions. See Center, n., 5.

Right cone, Right cylinder, Right prism, Right pyramid (Geom.), a cone, cylinder, prism, or pyramid, the axis of which is perpendicular to the base.

Right line. See under Line.

Right sailing (Naut.), sailing on one of the four cardinal points, so as to alter a ship's latitude or its longitude, but not both. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.

Right sphere (Astron. & Geol.), a sphere in such a position that the equator cuts the horizon at right angles; in spherical projections, that position of the sphere in which the primitive plane coincides with the plane of the equator.

Note: Right is used elliptically for it is right, what you say is right, true.

"Right," cries his lordship. --Pope.

Syn: Straight; direct; perpendicular; upright; lawful; rightful; true; correct; just; equitable; proper; suitable; becoming.

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Ascension

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Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

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