ascension

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English ascencioun, from Old French ascension, from Latin ascēnsiō, ascēnsiōnem (“ascent”). Displaced native Old English upfæreld. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈsɛnʃən/ === Noun === ascension (countable and uncountable, plural ascensions) The act of ascending; an ascent. A transcendence of the material world; a transition to a higher form, state, or plane of existence. That which rises, as from distillation. (incel slang, intramurally derogatory) The act or process of ceasing to be an incel, generally by losing one's virginity/having sex, or entering a romantic relationship. 2024, anonymous, quoted in Václav Báča, "Hierarchy at the Bottom of the Hierarchy: Involuntary Celibates, Identity, and Race", thesis submitted to Charles University, page 45: “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”. 2024, S. Verhoef, "Defining female involuntary celibacy: a data-driven study on/r/trufemcels", thesis submitted to Tilburg University, page 43: Furthermore, the concept of "ascension" highlights incels' fixation on intimate relationships as the ultimate source of social fulfillment. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:ascension. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ascend descension ==== Translations ==== === See also === accession === Anagrams === canonises, sonancies == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French ascension, borrowed from Latin ascēnsiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.sɑ̃.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === ascension f (plural ascensions) ascent ascension === Further reading === “ascension”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Old French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ascēnsiō, ascēnsiōnem. === Noun === ascension oblique singular, f (oblique plural ascensions, nominative singular ascension, nominative plural ascensions) ascent ==== Antonyms ==== descension ==== Descendants ==== → Middle English: ascencioun English: ascension French: ascension Norman: ascension