01 n. The act of assuming, or taking to or upon one's self; the act of taking up or adopting.
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The act of assuming, or taking to or upon one's self; the act of taking up or adopting.“The assumption of authority.” — Whewell.
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The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; supposition; unwarrantable claim.“This gives no sanction to the unwarrantable assumption that the soul sleeps from the period of death to the resurrection of the body.” — Thodey.“That calm assumption of the virtues.” — W. Black.
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The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.“Hold! says the Stoic; your assumption's wrong.” — Dryden.
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The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.(Logic)
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The taking of a person up into heaven.(Rom. Cath. & Greek Churches)