What does assumption mean?
Definitions for assumption
əˈsʌmp ʃənas·sump·tion
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word assumption.
Princeton's WordNet
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"
assumption, supposition, supposalnoun
a hypothesis that is taken for granted
"any society is built upon certain assumptions"
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"
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
Assumptionnoun
(Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended
presumption, presumptuousness, effrontery, assumptionnoun
audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
"he despised them for their presumptuousness"
assumptionnoun
the act of assuming or taking for granted
"your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted"
Wiktionary
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.
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.
assumptionnoun
The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
assumptionnoun
The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.
assumptionnoun
The taking of a person up into heaven.
assumptionnoun
A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven.
assumptionnoun
Assumptio.
Etymology: From assumpcioun, from assumptio and assumption; see assume.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Assumptionnoun
Etymology: assumptio, Lat.
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.
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.
Hold, says the Stoick, your assumption’s wrong:
I grant, true freedom you have well defin’d. John Dryden, Persius.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.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Assumptionnoun
the act of assuming, or taking to or upon one's self; the act of taking up or adopting
Assumptionnoun
the act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; supposition; unwarrantable claim
Assumptionnoun
the thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition
Assumptionnoun
the minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism
Assumptionnoun
the taking of a person up into heaven
Assumptionnoun
a festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven
Etymology: [OE. assumpcioun a taking up into heaven, L. assumptio a taking, fr. assumere: cf. F. assomption. See Assume.]
Wikidata
Assumption
Assumption is a small town in Christian County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,168 at the 2010 census.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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 Terms
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.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'assumption' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3173
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'assumption' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4701
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'assumption' in Nouns Frequency: #840
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of assumption in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of assumption in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of assumption in a Sentence
You also have the assumption that U.S. production will continue to decline from cutbacks in oil rigs count and exploration expenditure, though I'm not too much of a believer in such improving fundamentals.
There is a limit to how many migrants any society can take without severe disruption and assistance, and our system is based much more on an assumption that things would be more normal.
It speaks to an assumption that the Fed is going to take its foot off the accelerator and that growth is not going to be that bad either.
Someone asked, would the policy be different absent any individual being here, these have been the president's policies. We give him our best wisdom, we share with him our understanding ... but I don't think that any leader around the world should make any assumption that because some one of us departs that President Trump's foreign policy will change in a material way.
It is the growing custom to narrow control, concentrate power, disregard and disfranchise the public; and assuming that certain powers by divine right of money-raising or by sheer assumption, have the power to do as they think best without consulting the wisdom of mankind.
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- افتراArabic
- предположение, успение, приемане, допускане, Успение БогородичноBulgarian
- předpokladCzech
- antagelse, himmelfart, optagelse i himlen, formodningDanish
- Auffahrt, HimmelfahrtGerman
- asunción, suposiciónSpanish
- Neitsyt Marian taivaaseen ottamisen päivä, olettamus, oletus, taivaaseenastuminenFinnish
- supposition, prémisse, hypothèse, propositionFrench
- foshuíomhIrish
- asonpsyon, sipozisyonHaitian Creole
- mennybemenetel, feltevésHungarian
- assunzioneItalian
- Mariahemelvaart, veronderstelling, hemelvaart, op zich nemen, aannameDutch
- wniebowstąpienie, przypuszczeniePolish
- pressuposição, suposição, pressuposto, assunçãoPortuguese
- предполо, принятие на себя, посылка, предположениеRussian
- அனுமானம்Tamil
- varsayımTurkish
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