What does descension mean?
Descension means (now rare) Descent; the act of descending..
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/dɪˈsɛnʃən/ · noun
(now rare) 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.
For in regard of time (as we elsewhere declare) the stars do vary their longitudes, and consequently the times of their ascension and descension.
Use descension when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Descension means (now rare) Descent; the act of descending..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Death is followed by either ascension into a higher plane or descension into a lower plane.
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