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ASCENSION DAY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ascension Day mean?
• ASCENSION DAY (noun)
The noun ASCENSION DAY has 1 sense:
1. (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
Familiarity information: ASCENSION DAY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
Ascension; Ascension Day; Ascension of the Lord
Hypernyms ("Ascension Day" is a kind of...):
holy day of obligation (a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion)
Domain category:
Christian religion; Christianity (a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior)
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