Assumption

Meaning

Noun

●

The

of

, or

or upon

; the

of

or adopting.

●

The

of

taking for granted

, or supposing a

without

; a

; an

claim.

●

The

; a

, or

; a supposition.

●

In Logic:

The

or second

in a

syllogism.

●

The

of a

into heaven.

●

A

the

of the Virgin Mary into

,

on 15 August.

●

In Rhetoric:

Assumptio.

Name

●

The Assumption of Mary, the

of Jesus, into

, a Catholic dogma.

●

A Catholic

holy day of obligation

(August 15)

the Assumption of Mary.

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Origin

assumption

English

assumpcioun

Middle English (1100-1500)

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