Ascent

Ascent stands for:

Professional advancement, see career
social exit, d. H. Advancement to a higher social class or in a milieu with higher social prestige, see social advancement
a simple staircase
when climbing the path towards the summit
taking off a balloon, see take-off (aviation)
Anodos , in Plato's philosophy the ascent of knowledge
in Christianity man's way to God
in Buddhism reaching a new level of knowledge
Rise (film) , Soviet feature film, (1977)
in sport the being classified in a higher performance class and in team sports the league change to a higher league

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Wiktionary: ascent - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Wikiquote: Ascension Quotes