The ascendent at any given moment is that degree of the zodiac which is then seen upon the Eastern horizon.
At true midnight, the ascendent is the 29d of Sagittarius.
Wel coude he fortunen theascendent Of his images for his pacient.
Infortunat ascendent tortuous, Of which the lord is helples falle, allas!
Thus armed with an unprecedented command of Persian treasure, and seconded by ascendent factions in all the allied cities, Lysander was more powerful than any Lacedæmonian commander had ever been since the commencement of the war.
There can be no doubt that the individual influence of Sokratês permanently enlarged the horizon, improved the method, and multiplied the ascendent minds, of the Grecian speculative world, in a manner never since paralleled.
According to Gregory, "The Ascendent of a City is that sign which riseth in the Heavens at the laying of the first stone".
And so for six years, no man can have the happiness to be born under Jupiter: and for fifteen together all must escape the ascendent dominion of Saturn.
It is highly probable that they would be glad to cultivate his favor, as he had now become one of the first men in Athens, and was in an ascendent course.
It was one of those "decisive battles" that made Prussia the ascendentpower in Germany, and destroyed the prestige of Austria.
The chief of the ascendent political party was the real ruler.
He was bred about the King: And for many years he had a great ascendent over him: But he spake of him to all persons with that contempt, that at last he drew a lasting disgrace upon himself.
The latter is here meant; Aries being the ascendent sign, Scorpio was below the horizon, and beyond the western 'angle.
The Doctor could 'fortune the ascendent of his images,' by choosing a favourable moment for the making of charms in the form of images, when a suitable planet was in the ascendent.
It is in the ascendent at my own university of Harvard.
Green's time absolute idealism has been decidedly in the ascendent at Oxford.
He had nothing to start with except his personal qualities and previous training; in spite of which we find him not merely the prime mover, but also the ascendent person for whom the others make way.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "ascendent" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
