descension

[ dih-sen-shuh n ]
/ dɪˈsɛn ʃən /

noun

Astrology. the part of the zodiac in which the influence of a planet is weakest. Compare exaltation(def 6).
descent.

Origin of descension

1350–1400; Middle English descensioun < Old French descension < Latin dēscēnsiōn- (stem of dēscēnsiō), equivalent to dēscēns(us) (past participle of dēscendere to descend) + -iōn- -ion

Words nearby descension

descending artery of knee, descending colon, descending degeneration, descending node, descending scapular artery, descension, descensus, descensus testis, descent, deschamps, deschool

Example sentences from the Web for descension

  • It marks a descension from the higher plane reached by the vigorous pioneers who planted and reared our social tree.

    With Edge Tools |Hobart Chatfield-Taylor

  • When there should have been an ascension there was a descension.

    Watch Yourself Go By |Al. G. Field