Definitions for Assumption
əˈsʌmp ʃənas·sump·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. premise, premiss, assumptionnoun

   a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn

   "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"

2. assumption, supposition, supposalnoun

   a hypothesis that is taken for granted

   "any society is built upon certain assumptions"

3. assumption, laying claimnoun

   the act of taking possession of or power over something

   "his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"; "the Nazi assumption of power in 1934"; "he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts"

4. Assumption, Assumption of Mary, August 15noun

   celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church

5. Assumptionnoun

   (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended

6. presumption, presumptuousness, effrontery, assumptionnoun

   audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to

   "he despised them for their presumptuousness"

7. assumptionnoun

   the act of assuming or taking for granted

   "your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. assumptionnoun

   The act of assuming, or taking to or upon one's self; the act of taking up or adopting.

   His assumption of secretarial duties was timely.

2. assumptionnoun

   The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.

   Their assumption of his guilt disqualified them from jury duty.

3. assumptionnoun

   The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.

4. assumptionnoun

   The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.

5. assumptionnoun

   The taking of a person up into heaven.

6. assumptionnoun

   A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven.

7. assumptionnoun

   Assumptio.

8. Etymology: From assumpcioun, from assumptio and assumption; see assume.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Assumptionnoun

   Etymology: assumptio, Lat.

   1. The act of taking any thing to one’s self.

   The personal descent of God himself, and his assumption of our flesh to his divinity, more familiarly to insinuate his pleasure to us, was an enforcement beyond all methods of wisdom. Henry Hammond, Fundamentals.

   2. The supposition, or act of supposing of any thing without farther proof.

   These by way of assumption, under the two general propositions, are intrinsically and naturally good or bad. John Norris.

   For the assumption, that Christ did such miraculous and supernatural works, to confirm what he said, we need only repeat the message sent by him to John the Baptist. South.

   3. The thing supposed; a postulate.

   Hold, says the Stoick, your assumption’s wrong:
   I grant, true freedom you have well defin’d. John Dryden, Persius.

   4. The taking up any person into heaven, which is supposed by the Romish church of the Blessed Virgin .

   Upon the feast of the assumption of the Blessed Virgin, the pope and cardinals keep the vespers. Edward Stillingfleet, on Rom. Idolat.

   Had Adam done this after a certain period of years, he would have been rewarded with an assumption to eternal felicity. William Wake, Preparation for Death.

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1. assumption

   An assumption is a belief or acceptance as true without requiring proof or evidence. It is something that is considered or thought to be true or probable, often forming the basis of an idea, theory, or conclusion.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Assumptionnoun

   the act of assuming, or taking to or upon one's self; the act of taking up or adopting

2. Assumptionnoun

   the act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; supposition; unwarrantable claim

3. Assumptionnoun

   the thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition

4. Assumptionnoun

   the minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism

5. Assumptionnoun

   the taking of a person up into heaven

6. Assumptionnoun

   a festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven

7. Etymology: [OE. assumpcioun a taking up into heaven, L. assumptio a taking, fr. assumere: cf. F. assomption. See Assume.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Assumption

   Assumption is a small town in Christian County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,168 at the 2010 census.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Assumption

   as-sum′shun, n. act of assuming: a supposition: the thing supposed, a proposition: (logic) the minor premise in a syllogism.—Assumption of the Virgin, a church festival kept on the 15th of August, based on the notion that after the death of Mary, her soul and body were preserved from corruption and taken up to heaven by Christ and His angels.—Deed of assumption (Scots law), a deed executed by trustees under a trust-deed assuming a new trustee or settlement. [L. See Assume.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. assumption

   A supposition on the current situation or a presupposition on the future course of events, either or both assumed to be true in the absence of positive proof, necessary to enable the commander in the process of planning to complete an estimate of the situation and make a decision on the course of action.

Matched Categories

1. • Christianity
   • Act
   • Audacity
   • Holy Day Of Obligation
   • Hypothesis
   • Miracle

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Assumption' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3173

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Assumption' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4701

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Assumption' in Nouns Frequency: #840

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Assumption in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Assumption in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Assumption in a Sentence

1. Hoyt Sherman:

   So the assumption was it was tucked away there either because it needed some repair work or the content, because it is a full backside nude of Venus de Milo and another cherub sans clothing.

2. Daryl Parks:

   You hear him saying to the captain, 'I thought she was just being non-compliant,' we now know that that assumption cost Barbara Dawson her life.

3. Sheila Bair:

   And let's be honest about it. Hybrid ARMs were never made based on the assumption that the borrowers would be able to make the payment once the loan reset. They were designed as two or three year "bullets" ... with the assumption that home appreciation would allow the borrower to refinance at, or before, reset. Given current conditions in the housing market, this business model is no longer viable, which should come as no shock to anyone.

4. Holly Parker:

   In the background, there's this assumption that good things are more likely to happen to us relative to other people and that bad things are less likely to happen to us relative to other people, we may not think that we won't get the virus, but we may be more motivated from a self-protected perspective that it's not going to happen to us.

5. Ben Wallace:

   The working assumption would be that these are victims of either the consequences of the previous attack or something else, but not that they were directly targeted.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Assumption
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Assumption
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Assumption
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Assumption
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Assumption
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Assumption
8. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf