Lectionary Calendar
Friday, August 1st, 2025
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
Attention!
Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause!
Click here to learn more!

Bible Dictionaries
Ascendant

Webster's Dictionary

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Prev Entry
Ascendancy
Next Entry
Ascended
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

(1):

(a.) Alt. of Ascendent

(2):

(n.) Ascent; height; elevation.

(3):

(n.) The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune.

(4):

(n.) Superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency; as, one man has the ascendant over another.

(5):

(n.) An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; - opposed to descendant.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ascendant'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/ascendant.html. 1828.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile