Assumption

as-sum′shun, n. act of a uming: a supposition: the thing supposed, a proposition: ( logic ) the minor premise in a syllogism.— A umption of the Virgin , a church festival kept on the 15th of August, based on the notion that after the death of Mary, her soul and body were preserved from corruption and taken up to heaven by Christ and His angels.— Deed of a umption ( Scots law ), a deed executed by trustees under a trust-deed a uming a new trustee or settlement. [L. See A ume .]