assumptions

Noun

• a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
• a hypothesis that is taken for granted
  • "any society is built upon certain assumptions"
• the act of taking possession of or power over something
• 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
• (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended
• audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
• the act of assuming or taking for granted
• plural of assumption

Synonyms

assumption, Assumption, Assumption of Mary, August 15, effrontery, laying claim, premise, premiss, presumption, presumptuousness, supposal, supposition