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In early Christianity, we find accounts of messages being delivered from the sky, such as the descension of the dove on the baptized Jesus.
The image shows a descension into matter and then rising again, or more literally, a descent into hell and back up again.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Moving upwards
ascend
ascension
ascent
be on an upward/downward trajectoryidiom
bristle
clamber
come
come up
heave
levitation
mount
pop up
pull
rise
scale
scramble
shinny
soar
soaring
take something off