ascension of christ

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

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Questions about ascension of christ

What does ascension of christ mean?

ascension of christ means "(New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection".

What is another word for ascension of christ?

Close synonyms include Ascension. 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 of christ a common word?

ascension of christ 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.