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Ascendings
- noun - the act of changing location in an upward direction
Ascensions
- noun - (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon
- (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
- (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection
- a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
- the act of changing location in an upward direction
Ascertains
- verb -
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something;
- establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"
- learn or discover with certainty
Asceticism
- noun - rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
- the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state
- the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
Aspectable
- - Capable of being; visible.
Asperation
- - The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
Aspergills
- noun - a short-handled device with a globe containing a sponge; used for sprinkling holy water
Asperities
- noun - harshness of manner
- something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters"
Aspersions
- noun - a disparaging remark; "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility"
- an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
- the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
Aspersoria
- noun - a short-handled device with a globe containing a sponge; used for sprinkling holy water
- the basin or other vessel that holds holy water in Roman Catholic Churches