Definition
The period of 40 days between Easter and Pentecost in the Christian calendar, commemorating Jesus's ascension into heaven.
Etymology
From Ascension, derived from Latin ascendere (to climb up), combined with tide (season or time). The term emerged in medieval Christian practice to name this liturgical season.
Kelly Says
Ascensiontide is one of the few words in English where 'tide' doesn't mean ocean—it's from an Old English word meaning 'time' or 'season,' the same root giving us 'Christmastide' and 'Yuletide.' Religious calendars preserved this archaic usage long after it vanished from everyday speech.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መንፈስ ቅዱስ
men-fés kí-dus
ARالعربية
عيد الع Ascension
Eid al-'Ascension
CACatalà
Ascensió
a-sen-sío
CSČeština
Nanebevzetí
na-ne-be-vzetí
DADansk
Kristi Himmelfart
kris-ti him-mel-fart
DEDeutsch
Christi Himmelfahrt
kris-ti-him-el-hart
ELΕλληνικά
Ανάληψη
ana-lí-psi
ESEspañol
Ascensión
as-sen-shón
FAفارسی
cension
sa-n-shón
FISuomi
Pyhänhengen päivä
pyhän-hengen päivä
FRFrançais
Ascension
a-sen-syôn
HUMagyar
Feltámadás
feltá-má-dás
IDBahasa Indonesia
Kenaikan
ke-na-i-kan
ITItaliano
Ascensione
a-sen-zío-ne
KO한국어
승천절
seung-cheon-jeol
MSBahasa Melayu
Kenaikan
ke-na-i-kan
NLNederlands
Hemelvaart
he-mel-vaart
NONorsk
Kristi himmelfart
kris-ti him-mel-fart
PLPolski
Wniebowstąpienie
v-nie-bow-stá-pienie
PTPortuguês
Ascensão
a-sen-são
RORomână
Înălțarea
in-ăl-tsá-rea
RUРусский
Воздвижение
voz-dví-zheniye
SVSvenska
Kristi himmelfärd
kris-ti him-mel-färd
SWKiswahili
Kuandikwa
kwan-di-kwa
THไทย
วันขึ้นสวรรค์
wan khun-sawan
TLTL
Pag-akyat
pa-g-a-kyat
TRTürkçe
Yükseliş Bayramı
yük-se-liş ba-y-ra-mí
UKУкраїнська
Вознесіння
voz-nes-sen-nya
URاردو
اِسْتِعْلَال
is-te-e-laal
VITiếng Việt
Ngày Khánh Thánh
ngài khánh thành