Ascension (disambiguation)

Generally, an ascension is the act of ascending, usually to a significantly higher personal state, as the ascension of a king to the throne. A physical act of ascending, such as in mountain climbing is more commonly called an ascent.

In Christianity the Ascension is one of the great feasts in the liturgical calendar and refers to the Ascension of Jesus Christ into Heaven forty days after His resurrection from the dead.
In astronomy, right ascension is used to describe positions in the sky.
Ascension is a mountain climbing term.
Ascension Island is an island in the southern Atlantic Ocean, it is so named because it was first recorded on Ascension Day 1503.
Ascension Parish is a parish in Louisiana. (In that state a parish is equivalent to a county).
Mage: The Ascension is a role-playing game.

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