n. | 1. | The act of assuming, or taking to or upon one's self; the act of taking up or adopting. |
2. | The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; supposition; unwarrantable claim. | |
3. | The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition. | |
4. | (Logic) The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism. | |
5. | (Rom. Cath. & Greek Churches) The taking of a person up into heaven. |