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Assumption | [in christianity] the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended | |
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assumption, premise, premiss | a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn | |
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assumption | the act of assuming or taking for granted | |
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assumption, laying claim | the act of taking possession of or power over something | |
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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 | |
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assumption, presumption, presumptuousness, effrontery | audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to | |
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assumption, supposition, supposal | a hypothesis that is taken for granted |