assumption English · revision 10276

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1297|origins=fro asompsion|origins=la assumptio}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /əˈsʌm(p).ʃ(ə)n/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is Middle English assumpcioun, [[bor|fro|asompsion]], assumpcion (modern French assomption),^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) and directly from Latin assumptiō, assumptiōnem, a taking up, receiving, adoption,^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from assumptus, past participle of assūmere, to take up, take to oneself (see [[assume]]).^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The reception of the Virgin Mary into heaven, and the feast of 15 August that commemorates it: 1297 in the OED, about 1300 in Etymonline.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Reception into heaven in general is from 1577.^(OED 1989) The taking of food into the body (1599) and elevation to office (1642) are obsolete senses.^(OED 1989) Taking a form or character upon oneself, or taking office, is from 1646.^(OED 1989) The logical sense of a minor premise is also recorded,^(Etymonline)^(AHD) the act of taking for oneself is from the 1580s, and something taken for granted from the 1620s.^(Etymonline) Hoad places both the taking for granted and the sense of a postulate in the 17th century.^(Hoad 1986)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1297 – the Assumption of the Virgin.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1577 – reception into heaven.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1580s – taking for oneself.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1620s – something taken for granted.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1646 – taking on a form or office.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # Something taken for granted or accepted as true without proof; a [[supposition]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The act of taking something for granted.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The act of taking on a responsibility, or of taking over power or possession.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # [[presumption|alt=Presumption]] or arrogance.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(logic)'' A minor premise.^(AHD)

+ # ''(Assumption, Christianity)'' The taking up of the Virgin Mary, body and soul, into heaven, or the feast on 15 August commemorating it.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[misassumption]]

+ * [[nonassumption]]

+ * [[preassumption]]

+ * [[reassumption]]

+ * [[self-assumption]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[assume]]

+ * [[assumptive]]

+ * [[presumption]]

+ * [[consumption]]

+ * [[resumption]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}