the Ascension

noun

: the Christian holiday that celebrates Jesus Christ's journey to heaven after his death

Examples of the Ascension in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Church of the Ascension holds massive fundraising drive On Sunday, the Church of Ascension held a benefit concert, and over the last week has raised $250,000, about 10 times its initial goal. — Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025

Nicholas Mueller, presiding priest of the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension. — Jane Tyska, The Mercury News, 19 May 2024

Sponsored by Ecumenical Ministerium Group, the annual Good Friday Ecumenical Cross Walk on East Main Street in Westminster began at Grace Lutheran Church, pausing for prayers and hymns along the way, and ended at the Church of the Ascension. — Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2024

Consider the number of images of Crucifixion (Jesus dying) in Italian churches as opposed to those of the ascension (Christ rising). — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023

But ever since the ascension of King Vajiralongkorn in 2016, there’s been growing disquiet over the extent of this privileged position. — Jintamas Saksornchai, ajc, 28 June 2023

To reach the ascension point of the number one APR in this conference for two years consecutively is the result of a determined resilience to be comprehensively excellent. — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2023

Rhymes for the Ascension

• apprehension
• comprehension
• condescension
• hypertension
• hypotension
• reinvention
• reprehension
• resuspension
• attention
• contention
• convention
• declension