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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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Assumption'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/assumption.html. 1828.
 
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