I.an ascending, ascent.
I. A.. Lit.: “primos prohibere ascensu coeperunt,” Caes. B. G. 5, 32: “homines audaces ab ejus templi aditu atque ascensu repulisti,” Cic. Dom. 21: “quod hosti aditum ascensum ve difficilem praeberet,” Liv. 25, 36 summi fastigia tecti Ascensu supero, Verg. A. 2, 303 ascensus muri, Vulg. 2 Esdr. 12, 36. ascensus altaris, ib. Eccli. 50, 12. adscensus siderum, a rising of the stars to our hemisphere, Plin. 29, 4, 15, § 59: “ascensus aurorae,” Vulg. 2 Esdr. 4, 21; ib. Jon. 4, 7.—Also in plur: hostes partim scalis ascensus tentant, Liv 36, 24.—
B. Trop.: “ollisque ad honoris amplioris gradum is primus ascensus esto,” Cic. Leg. 3, 3; “olla propter quae datur homini ascensus in caelum,” id. ib. 2, 8.—
II. Meton. (abstr. for concr., cf.. aditus, accessus, etc.), a place by which one ascends, an approach, ascent: “inambulans atque ascensu ingrediens arduo,” Cic. de Or 1, 61, 261 difficilis atque arduus, id. Verr 2, 4, 23: “riget arduus alto Tmolus in ascensu,” Ov. M. 11, 151: “quae aedes tribunal habent et ascensum,” a flight of stairs, ascent, Vitr. 4, 7, p. 93 Rode; so id. 5, 6, p. 111 Rode.—In plur ut obtinerent ascensus montium, Vulg. Judith, 2, 6; ib. 1 Reg. 14, 4.—Trop.. in virtute multi ascensus many degrees, Cic. Planc. 25 Wund.
