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вознесе́ние — meaning in English

vozneseniye

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English meaning

  • apotheosis noun The act of raising someone to the rank of a god.
  • ascension noun The act of rising or moving upward, especially to a position of power or a higher spiritual state.

Senses

вознесе́ние is used for these senses in English:

  • Ascension Day The fortieth day of Easter, that is the Thursday 39 days after Easter Day.
  • apotheosis (loosely) Release from earthly life, ascension to heaven; death.

apotheosis — full definition

  1. noun The act of raising someone to the rank of a god.
  2. noun Great praise given to someone or something, treating it as if it had remarkable power or status.
  3. noun A perfect example of something; the highest point of an idea or belief.
  4. noun The finest or most successful stage in the growth of something, such as a career, marking its peak.
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