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assumption meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of assumption at MeaningMonkey.org. assumption meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.ASSUMPTION noun
Definition of assumption (noun)
- a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
- a hypothesis that is taken for granted
- "any society is built upon certain assumptions"
- synonyms: supposal, supposition
- 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"
- synonyms: laying claim
- 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
- synonyms: Assumption of Mary, August 15
- (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended
- audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
- "he despised them for their presumptuousness"
- synonyms: effrontery, presumption, presumptuousness
- the act of assuming or taking for granted
- "your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted"
Source: Princeton University Wordnet