All 24 Uses
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- Then he glanced over at a cramped stairwell that ascended from this level …. climbing higher still.
Chpt 133 *ascended = climbed upward
- Three weeks ago, in a dark ritual witnessed by America's most influential men, Mal'akh had ascended to the thirty-third degree, the highest echelon of the world's oldest surviving brotherhood.†
Chpt 1-2
- Then, against a backdrop of crashing timpani and parallel fifths, he bounded up the marble staircase, his robe billowing as he ascended on sinewy legs.†
Chpt 1-2
- As the escalator ascended, Langdon took a deep breath and tried to gather his thoughts.†
Chpt 5-6
- As you can see, he's dressed in white robes, attended by thirteen maidens, and ascending on a cloud above mortal man.†
Chpt 21-22
- It's an architectural symbol emblematic of ancient man's ability to break free from his earthly plane and ascend upward toward heaven, toward the golden sun, and ultimately, toward the supreme source of illumination.†
Chpt 29-30
- If I'm not mistaken, pyramids were once considered mystical portals through which the deceased pharaohs could ascend to the gods, were they not?†
Chpt 29-30
- SB4 ....SB3 ....SB2 ....SB1 ....They continued past an unmarked door, but Anderson stopped short when the numbers began ascending again.†
Chpt 31-32
- Bellamy led the way around a corner, where the two men began ascending a wide staircase that was cordoned off with orange pylons.†
Chpt 45-46
- As always, his gaze first ascended straight up to the towering central collar, where rays of arabesque coffers curled down the dome to an upper balcony.†
Chpt 45-46
- Now, ascending out of the soft blue haze of the basement, he emerged through a hidden doorway into his living room.†
Chpt 65-66
- If you hope to move in quietly, you'll need to ascend on foot.†
Chpt 115-116
- Every Masonic initiate learned of the symbolic staircase that he could ascend, enabling him "to participate in the mysteries of human science."†
Chpt 115-116
- Through the staircase of the spine, energy ascends and descends, circulating, connecting the heavenly mind to the physical body.†
Chpt 115-116
- Dear God ....Winding up from the man's white loincloth, an elegant spiral staircase ascended the middle of his muscular back.†
Chpt 115-116
- Speechless, Peter let his eyes ascend the staircase, all the way up to the base of the man's skull.†
Chpt 115-116
- The suffumigations ascended through the shaft of moonlight, clearing a channel skyward through which a liberated soul could travel freely.†
Chpt 119-120
- "This leads directly to the Temple Room," he whispered as the two men ascended as quickly and quietly as possible.†
Chpt 121-122
- Having ascended unknowingly hundreds of feet into the air, he was now admiring one of the most spectacular vistas he had ever seen.†
Chpt 129-130
- Langdon seemed far off, gazing skyward now, his eyes ascending the illuminated spire, which shone stark white against the black winter sky.†
Chpt 131-132
- A shining rainbow arched away from these figures, guiding his eye to George Washington ascending to heaven on a cloud.†
Chpt 133
- Today, this soaring icon—the father of our country ascending to heaven—hung silently above our lawmakers, leaders, and presidents ....a bold reminder, a map to the future, a promise of a time when man would evolve to complete spiritual maturity.†
Chpt 133
- Making his way back around the walkway, Langdon headed for the opening the Architect had shown them ....steep metal stairs ascending into cramped darkness.†
Chpt Epil.
- Higher and higher he ascended.†
Chpt Epil.
Definitions:
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(1)
(ascend as in: ascend the mountain) to move or slope upward -- sometimes figuratively as when climbing the corporate ladder
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(2)
(ascend as in: in ascending order) move up a scale -- as from smaller numbers to larger, or lower notes to higher
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(3)
(ascend as in: ascend higher figuratively) figuratively, to rise to a better situation
- (4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)