assumption
nounattested in dialogue
- //əˈsʌm(p).ʃ(ə)n//
The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.
noun
- 1
The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.
His assumption of secretarial duties was timely.
- 2
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.
- 3
The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
No doubt a finite evaluative argument must make some unargued evaluative assumptions, just as finite factual arguments must make some unargued factual assumptions.
- 4
The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.
- 5
The taking of a person up into heaven.
Of vvhat texte thou proveſt hell / vvill a nother prove purgatory / a nother lymbo patrum / and a nother the aſſumpcion of oure ladi: And a nother ſhall prove of the ſame texte that an Ape hath a tayle.
- 6
A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on 15 August.
- 7
Assumptio.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₁émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin assūmō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin assūmptiōder. Middle English assumpciounder. English assumption From Middle English assumpcioun, from Medieval Latin assūmptiō (“a taking up (into heaven)”) and Latin assūmptiō (“a taking up, adoption, the minor proposition of a syllogism”) (whence -ion), from Latin assūmō (whence as- (“assimilated form of ad-”). See also assume. Doublet of assumptio.
Forms
- plural
- assumptions
assumption · The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.
Assumption · The Assumption of Mary, the mother of Jesus, into heaven, a…assurance · The act of assuring; a declaration intended to inspire full…assure · To make sure and secure; ensure.