Meanings
proper noun
- The fortieth day of Easter, that is the Thursday 39 days after Easter Day.
Synonyms: Holy Thursday
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe fortieth day of Easter, that is the Thursday 39 days after Easter Day.
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noun(Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
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AscensionAscension of the Lord
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Translations
Arabic عِيد الصُعُود, يَوْم الصُعُود
- عِيد الصُعُود (ʕīd aṣ-ṣuʕūd)the fortieth day of Easter
- يَوْم الصُعُود (yawm aṣ-ṣuʕūd)the fortieth day of Easter
- خَمِيس الصُعُود (ḵamīs aṣ-ṣuʕūd)the fortieth day of Easter
Bulgarian Възнесение, Възнесение Господне
- Възнесение (Văznesenie)the fortieth day of Easter
- Възнесение Господне (Văznesenie Gospodne)the fortieth day of Easter
Catalan Ascensió
- Ascensióthe fortieth day of Easter
Chinese Mandarin 基督升天日
- 基督升天日 (Jīdū-shēngtiān-rì)the fortieth day of Easter
Czech Nanebevstoupení, Svátek Nanebevstoupení Páně
- Nanebevstoupeníthe fortieth day of Easter
- Svátek Nanebevstoupení Páněthe fortieth day of Easter
Danish Kristi himmelfartsdag
- Kristi himmelfartsdagthe fortieth day of Easter
Dutch Hemelvaartsdag, Hemelvaart
- Hemelvaartsdagthe fortieth day of Easter
- Hemelvaartthe fortieth day of Easter
Finnish helatorstai
- helatorstaithe fortieth day of Easter
French Ascension
- Ascensionthe fortieth day of Easter
German Himmelfahrt, Christi Himmelfahrt
- Himmelfahrtthe fortieth day of Easter
- Christi Himmelfahrtthe fortieth day of Easter
- Himmelfahrtstagthe fortieth day of Easter
- Auffahrtthe fortieth day of Easter
Greek Ανάληψη
- Ανάληψη (Análipsi)the fortieth day of Easter
Hungarian áldozócsütörtök, mennybemenetel
- áldozócsütörtökthe fortieth day of Easter
- mennybemenetelthe fortieth day of Easter
Icelandic uppstigningardagur, hvíti þórsdagur
- uppstigningardagurthe fortieth day of Easter
- hvíti þórsdagurthe fortieth day of Easter
Italian Ascensione
- Ascensionethe fortieth day of Easter
Japanese キリストの昇天
- キリストの昇天 (Kirisuto-no shōten)the fortieth day of Easter
Latvian Debesbraukšanas diena
- Debesbraukšanas dienathe fortieth day of Easter
Lithuanian Šešti̇̀nės
- Šešti̇̀nėsthe fortieth day of Easter
Norwegian Bokmål Kristi himmelfartsdag, helgetorsdag
- Kristi himmelfartsdagthe fortieth day of Easter
- helgetorsdagthe fortieth day of Easter
Polish Wniebowstąpienie Pańskie
- Wniebowstąpienie Pańskiethe fortieth day of Easter
Portuguese Ascensão
- Ascensãothe fortieth day of Easter
Russian Вознесе́ние
- Вознесе́ние (Voznesénije)the fortieth day of Easter
Spanish Ascensión
- Ascensiónthe fortieth day of Easter
Swedish Kristi himmelsfärdsdag, Helgetorsdag
- Kristi himmelsfärdsdagthe fortieth day of Easter
- Helgetorsdagthe fortieth day of Easter
Turkish Yükseliş Günü
- Yükseliş Günüthe fortieth day of Easter
Ukrainian Вознесіння
- Вознесіння (Voznesinnja)the fortieth day of Easter
Welsh dydd Iau Dyrchafael, Difiau Dyrchafael
- dydd Iau Dyrchafaelthe fortieth day of Easter
- Difiau Dyrchafaelthe fortieth day of Easter
Cite this entry
APA
Ascension Day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ascension%20Day
MLA
“Ascension Day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ascension%20Day. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ascension Day,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ascension%20Day.
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