descension

Meanings

• Noun or Verb

  The act or process of descending or going down; a descent.

  - "The hikers made a careful descension from the mountain."
  - "After the long ascension, the descension was a welcome relief."

• Noun

  A rank or degree lower than another.

  - "He was demoted to a lower descension in the company."
  - "The new employee started at the bottom descension."

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Rhymes

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descent , ascent , transcend , obscene , scene

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Variants

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descension , descensions

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Etymology

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From Old French descese, from dis-, dis- 'apart' + cesse 'going'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'descension' is also used in astronomy to refer to the movement of a celestial body towards the meridian.

2. In music, a descending scale is one that moves from higher to lower notes.

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Related Concepts

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1. Ascension: The opposite of descension, referring to the act of going up or rising.

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Culture

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In Christian theology, descension refers to the Incarnation of Jesus Christ, where he descended from heaven to earth.

How to Memorize "descension"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person or object going downwards, such as a hiker descending a mountain.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with 'going down' or 'moving lower'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: D - Descending, A - Act, N - Noun or Verb.

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