Ascension

ascension

Astronomy the rising of a star above the horizon

Ascension

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New Testament the passing of Jesus Christ from earth into heaven (Acts 1:9)

Ascension

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an island in the S Atlantic, northwest of St Helena: uninhabited until claimed by Britain in 1815. Pop.: 1122 (2003 est.). Area: 88 sq. km (34 sq. miles)
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Ascension

Assumption of Virgin Mary
belief that Mary was assumed bodily into heaven. [Christian Tradition: NCE, 1709]
crescent moon
Mary often depicted standing on or above moon. [Christian Iconog.: Brewer Dictionary, 726]
Elijah
transported to heaven in fiery chariot. [O.T.: II Kings 2:11]
Helen of Troy
soars away into the air from the cave in which Menelaus left her. [Gk. Drama: Euripides Helen]
Jesus Christ
40 days after Resurrection, ascended into heaven. [N.T.: Acts 1:1–11]
Marguerite
borne to heaven by angels. [Fr. Opera: Faust, Westerman, 183–185]
mi’raj
Muhammad’s night journey to paradise. [Islam: Leach, 731]
Romulus
taken to the heavens by Mars in a fiery chariot. [Rom. Myth: Brewer Dictionary, 775]
stars, garland of
emblem associated with the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. [Christian Iconog.: Jobes, 374]
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