Assumption Meaning
There are 7 meaning(s) for word Assumption
Meaning 1 : a hypothesis that is taken for granted
Example : any society is built upon certain assumptions
Synonyms : supposal, supposition
Example : any society is built upon certain assumptions
Synonyms : supposal, supposition
Meaning 2 : audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
Synonyms : effrontery, presumption, presumptuousness
Synonyms : effrontery, presumption, presumptuousness
Meaning 3 : a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
Example : on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not play
Synonyms : premise, premiss
Example : on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not play
Synonyms : premise, premiss
Meaning 4 : the act of taking possession of or power over something
Example : 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
Example : 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
Meaning 5 : 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
Synonyms : assumption of mary, august 15
Meaning 6 : (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended
Meaning 7 : the act of assuming or taking for granted
Example : your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted
Example : your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted
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