— ascensional , adj.
/euh sen"sheuhn/ , n.
1. the act of ascending; ascent.
2. the Ascension , the bodily ascending of Christ from earth to heaven.
3. ( cap. ) See Ascension Day .
[ 1300-50; ME ascencioun ( ascension- (s. of ascensio ), equiv. to ascens ( us ) risen up (ptp. of ascendere, equiv. to ascend- climb up (see ASCEND) + -tus ptp. suffix) + -ion- -ION ]