Ascension Day Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
    Ascension; Ascension of the Lord.

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  1. the Thursday but one before Whitsuntide, the day on which commemorated our Savior's ascension into heaven after his resurrection; called also Holy Thursday.

Webster 1913