Definition of Ascendant
Ascendant
as·cen·dant
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
to be rising, or ascending in power or in influence
e.g. He was the leader of the ascendant political faction.
(adjective)
in astrology, the point on the ecliptic, a celestial sphere depicting the sun's path throughout the year, at which it crosses the eastern horizon at a specific time, typically that of someone's birth;
e.g. Your ascendant sign is also considered your Rising Sign.
(adjective)
aiming or directing upward;
e.g. It was an ascendent plant.
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