ascension
NOUN
/ə'sɛnʃən/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
ascension is a valid 9-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1S1C3E1N1S1I1O1N1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does ascension mean?
NOUN · 5 SENSES
1
A movement upward.
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2
(Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter.
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BROADER
3
(New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection.
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4
The act of changing location in an upward direction.
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5
(astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon.
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AT THE BOARD
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