descension
noun/dɪˈsɛnʃən/
Etymology
From Middle English descencioun, from Old French descension, from Latin dēscēnsiō, dēscēnsiōnem.
- derived from descensio
- derived from descension
- inherited from descencioun
Definitions
Descent
Descent; the act of descending.
- Death is followed by either ascension into a higher plane or descension into a lower plane.
- From a God to a Bull? a heavy descension. It was Jove's case.
The descent below the horizon of a celestial body.
- For in regard of time (as we elsewhere declare) the stars do vary their longitudes, and consequently the times of their ascension and descension.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for descension. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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