ascendant
adj. ascending, rising, climbing, mounting n. control, rule, power; ancestor; sign of the zodiac rising above the horizon at the time of birth | ||||
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Ascendant Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Ascendant
(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.
(n.)
Superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency; as, one man has the ascendant over another.
(n.)
Ascent; height; elevation.
(n.)
An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; -- opposed to descendant.
(a.)
Alt. of Ascendent
(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.
(n.)
Superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency; as, one man has the ascendant over another.
(n.)
Ascent; height; elevation.
(n.)
An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; -- opposed to descendant.
(a.)
Alt. of Ascendent
| WordNet 2.0 |
ascendant
Noun
1. position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant"
(synonym) ascendent
(hypernym) dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control
2. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
(synonym) ancestor, ascendent, antecedent, root
(hypernym) relative, relation
(hyponym) ancestress
Adjective
1. tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin
(synonym) ascendent, ascensive
(similar) ascending(a)
2. most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"
(synonym) ascendent, dominating
(similar) dominant
Noun
1. position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant"
(synonym) ascendent
(hypernym) dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control
2. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
(synonym) ancestor, ascendent, antecedent, root
(hypernym) relative, relation
(hyponym) ancestress
Adjective
1. tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin
(synonym) ascendent, ascensive
(similar) ascending(a)
2. most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"
(synonym) ascendent, dominating
(similar) dominant
| hEnglish - advanced version |
ascendant
ascendant
\as*cend"ant\ (&?;), ascendent \as*cend"ent\ (&?;), ] a.
1. rising toward the zenith; above the horizon. the constellation about that time ascendant. --browne.
2. rising; ascending.
3. superior; surpassing; ruling. an ascendant spirit over him. the ascendant community obtained a surplus of wealth. s. mill. without some power of persuading or confuting, of defending himself against accusations, no man could possibly hold an ascendent position. --grote.
ascendant
\as*cend"ant\ (&?;), n. [f. ascendant, l. ascendens; p. pr. of ascendere.] 1. ascent; height; elevation. [r.] sciences that were then in their highest ascendant.
2. (astrol.) 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.
note: hence the phrases
similar words(2)
to be in the ascendant
lord of the ascendant
ascendant
\as*cend"ant\ (&?;), ascendent \as*cend"ent\ (&?;), ] a.
1. rising toward the zenith; above the horizon. the constellation about that time ascendant. --browne.
2. rising; ascending.
3. superior; surpassing; ruling. an ascendant spirit over him. the ascendant community obtained a surplus of wealth. s. mill. without some power of persuading or confuting, of defending himself against accusations, no man could possibly hold an ascendent position. --grote.
ascendant
\as*cend"ant\ (&?;), n. [f. ascendant, l. ascendens; p. pr. of ascendere.] 1. ascent; height; elevation. [r.] sciences that were then in their highest ascendant.
2. (astrol.) 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.
note: hence the phrases
similar words(2)
to be in the ascendant
lord of the ascendant
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Dominant.
Dominant.
Ascendant Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Glossary of Astrological Terms |
Ascendant
The sign and degree on the cusp of the First House. A planet is said to be ascending when moving via the ascendant between the fourth and tenth cusps. More about Ascendant.
The sign and degree on the cusp of the First House. A planet is said to be ascending when moving via the ascendant between the fourth and tenth cusps. More about Ascendant.
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ascendant
Ancestor
Ancestor
Ascendant Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Ascendant Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Ascendant
The ascendant ( or As), or rising sign, is the zodiacal sign and degree that was ascending on the eastern horizon at the specific time and location of an event. According to astrological theory, celestial phenomena reflect or determine human activity on the principle of 'as above so below'. Thus astrologers believe that the ascendant signifies a person's awakening consciousness, in the same way that the Sun's appearance on the eastern horizon signifies the dawn of a new day. Due to the fact that the ascendant is specific to a particular time and place, it signifies the individual environment and conditioning that a person receives during their upbringing, and also the circumstances of their childhood. For this reason, the ascendant is also concerned with how a person has learned to present him or herself to the world, especially in public and in impersonal situations. In some circumstances, it can therefore function as a shield or mask to guard a person's real nature - in other words the 'defense mechanism' every person has to cope with unfamiliar or uncomfortable situations. The ascendant also has a strong bearing on a person's physical appearance and overall health.
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