ascension

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The act of ascending; an ascent.

   “The ascension of the hot-air balloon gave us a better view.”

2. (countable, uncountable)A transcendence of the material world; a transition to a higher form, state, or plane of existence.

   “It seems that they existed in some sort of previous incarnation of our universe, and use abstract terms to describe their existence, such as "feeding on concepts". They prepared for some sort of ascension, but then the Pattern came, which they describe at first as an all-consuming emptiness, elaborating by saying that anything that passed into it was torn asunder, subjected to a set of principles and order that grinds things down to nothing, in a process of which entropy is just one part.”

3. (countable, uncountable)That which rises, as from distillation.

   “vaporous ascensions from the stomach”

4. (countable, uncountable)The act or process of ceasing to be an incel, generally by losing one's virginity/having sex, or entering a romantic relationship.

   “In contrast to red pilled ascension thinking, our sample on r/IncelExit urged users to exit inceldom by engaging those strategies for the sake of personal wellbeing and new social capital.”

   ““When I see how popular white guys are, I almost start to believe ascension is possible. But then I remember all of my other defects. Like the fact that I'm middle-aged”.”

   “Furthermore, the concept of "ascension" highlights incels' fixation on intimate relationships as the ultimate source of social fulfillment.”

name

1. Entry into heaven while still alive.
2. (specifically)The believed entry of Jesus Christ into heaven after his resurrection.
3. A holiday celebrating the Ascension of Jesus, 40 days after Easter.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of Ascension Island.

   “For a relatively unpromising scrap of land – 88 square kilometres of infertile shore and mountain – Ascension attracted a lot of interest.”