Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

descension

/dɪˈsɛnʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: de-scen-sion
IPA: /dɪˈsɛnʃən/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Descent; the act of descending.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

noun

The descent below the horizon of a celestial body.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From Middle English descencioun, from Old French descension, from Latin dēscēnsiō, dēscēnsiōnem.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: descencioun, descension, descensio

Usage

Inflected Forms

descensions (plural)

Derived Forms

descensional

Homonyms

dissension

Rhymes With

mention intention intervention tension pension dimension condescension gentian recension resuspension indention reprehension

Questions

How do you pronounce descension?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈsɛnʃən/.
What does descension mean?: Descent; the act of descending.
Where does descension come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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