descension
/dɪˈsɛnʃən/obsolete
descension is spelled D-E-S-C-E-N-S-I-O-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, descension means “Descent; the act of descending” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of descension is descensions.
How many letters and syllables are in descension?
| Letters | 10: D-E-S-C-E-N-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is descension?
Descension appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce descension?
- /dɪˈsɛnʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does descension mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicDescent; the act of descending.
Death is followed by either ascension into a higher plane or descension into a lower plane.
- 2
obsoleteThe descent below the horizon of a celestial body.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does descension come from?
From Middle English descencioun, from Old French descension, from Latin dēscēnsiō, dēscēnsiōnem.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).