ascension day

1. 1.

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

   SynonymsAscensionAscension of the Lord

   Broaderholy day of obligation

   Christianity

Questions about ascension day

What does ascension day mean?

ascension day means "(Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter".

What is another word for ascension day?

Close synonyms include Ascension, Ascension of the Lord. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ascension day a common word?

ascension day is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.