The act or process of ascending; a rising or moving upward in position, rank, or spiritual development.
From Latin 'ascendentia,' derived from 'ascendere' (to climb or rise). The word entered Middle English through Old French and has been used to describe upward movement both literally and metaphorically.
The word 'ascence' is almost identical to 'ascendance' but appears rarely—it's a ghost word in English, kept alive mainly in philosophical and religious texts where it maintains a slightly more abstract, spiritual quality.
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