assumption




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
  • the act of taking possession of or power over something
  • 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
  • (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
  • the act of assuming or taking for granted
  • assumption - thesaurus

    effrontery   premise   premiss   presumption   presumptuousness   supposal   supposition