Thesaurus: assumption

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1. n. The act of assuming, or taking to or upon one's self; the act of taking up or adopting.
2. n. The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; supposition; unwarrantable claim.
3. n. The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
4. n. The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.
5. n. The taking of a person up into heaven.
6. n. A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven.
7. n. 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
8. n. (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended
9. n. a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
10. n. a hypothesis that is taken for granted
11. n. the act of taking possession of or power over something
12. n. audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to