assumption

Definition of the noun assumption


1. (341) premise, premiss, assumption : a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"
2. (218) assumption, supposition, supposal : a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"
3. (19) assumption, laying claim : 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"
4. (1) Assumption, Assumption of Mary, August 15 : 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
5. (1) presumption, presumptuousness, effrontery, assumption : audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness"
6. Assumption : (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended
7. assumption : the act of assuming or taking for granted; "your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted"