| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter.[Wordnet]. | |
| Expression | 1. The Thursday but one before Whitsuntide, the day on which commemorated our Savior's ascension into heaven after his resurrection; -- called also Holy Thursday .[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: Ascension Day
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| Ascension Day | 1: The Thursday but one before Whitsuntide, the day on which commemorated our Savior's ascension into heaven after his resurrection; -- called also Holy Thursday . Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| 2: (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
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Specialty Expressions: Ascension Day
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Ascension Day | Literature | 1: Formerly it was customary to beat the bounds of each respective parish on this day, and many practical jokes were played even during the first quarter of the nineteenth century, to make the boys remember the delimitations: such as "bumping them," pouring water clandestinely on them from house windows, beating them with thin rods, etc. Beating the bounds was called in Scotland Riding the marches (bounds). 2: Or Holy Thursday. The day set apart by the Catholic and Anglican Church to commemorate the ascent of our Lord from earth to heaven. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
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