ascension

(noun) (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter. Synonyms: Ascension, Ascension Day, Ascension of the Lord.

(noun) a movement upward. Synonyms: rise, rising, ascent. Examples: "They cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon."

(noun) (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection. Synonyms: Ascension, Ascension of Christ.

(noun) (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon.

(noun) the act of changing location in an upward direction. Synonyms: rise, ascent, ascending.