ASCENSION OF CHRIST

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection

Synonyms:

Ascension; Ascension of Christ

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Instance hypernyms:

miracle (a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent)

Domain category:

New Testament (the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible)

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