ASSUMPTION
Scrabble letter values: A1S1S1U1M3P3T1I1O1N1 = 14
Definition
- noun a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn. — synonyms: premise, premiss
- noun a hypothesis that is taken for granted. — synonyms: supposition, supposal
- noun the act of taking possession of or power over something. — synonyms: laying_claim
- noun celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended. — synonyms: Assumption_of_Mary, August_15
- noun (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended.
- noun audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to. — synonyms: presumption, presumptuousness, effrontery
- noun the act of assuming or taking for granted.
Examples
- “on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not play”
- “any society is built upon certain assumptions”
- “his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba”