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Meaning and definition for "assumption" word

[noun] 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"
[noun] the act of assuming or taking for granted; "your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted"
[noun] audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness"
[noun] a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"
[noun] 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"
[noun] (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended
[noun] celebration of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended
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\As*sump"tion\ (?; 215), n. [OE. assumpcioun a taking up into heaven, L. assumptio a taking, fr. assumere: cf. F. assomption. See {Assume}.] 1. The act of assuming, or taking to or upon one's self; the act of taking up or adopting. The assumption of authority. --Whewell. 2. The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; supposition; unwarrantable claim. This gives no sanction to the unwarrantable assumption that the soul sleeps from the period of death to the resurrection of the body. --Thodey. That calm assumption of the virtues. --W. Black. 3. The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition. Hold! says the Stoic; your assumption's wrong. --Dryden. 4. (Logic) The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism. 5. The taking of a person up into heaven. Hence: (Rom. Cath. & Greek Churches) A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven.

Synonyms for assumption

Assumption of Mary, August 15, effrontery, laying claim, premise, premiss, presumption, presumptuousness, supposal, supposition

See also: acquisition | act | audaciousness | audacity | Aug | August | base | basic assumption | basis | chutzpah | conclusion | condition | constatation | cornerstone | foundation | fundament | given | groundwork | holy day of obligation | human action | human activity | hutzpa | hypothesis | major premise | major premiss | minor premise | minor premiss | miracle | posit | position | possibility | postulate | precondition | precondition | presumption | self-evident truth | stipulation | subsumption | theory | thesis | uppishness | uppityness |

Related terms: assertion, axiom, cheerful expectation, conquest, consecration, elevation, empowerment, faith, good hope, hope, hoping, insolence, ironic suggestion, lights, meaning, pasticcio, posit, postulate, prevailing belief, progress, reliance, sentiment, stance, statement, succession, tinge, trespass, trespassing, truth-function, well-grounded hope

The fun area, different aproach to word »assumption«

Let's analyse "assumption" as pure text. This string has Ten letters in Three syllables and Four vowels. 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: NOITPMUSSA. Average typing speed for these characters is 2680 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: assumption: 1 + 3 + 9 + 6 = 19, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: assumption: 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 7 + 2 + 9 + 6 + 5 = 39, reduced: 3, and the final result is Three.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (1) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
I (1) 9 Hermit Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
M (1) 13 Death Creator, Developer, Builder
N (1) 14 Temperance Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (1) 15 Devil Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
P (1) 16 Tower Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
S (2) 19 Sun Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
T (1) 20 Judgement Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
U (1) 21 World Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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