n 1: the 40th day after Easter; celebrates the Ascension of
Christ into heaven [syn: Ascension, Ascension Day, {Ascension
of the Lord}]
2: a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air
balloon" [syn: rise, rising, ascent] [ant: fall]
3: the act of changing location in an upward direction [syn: rise, ascent, ascending]