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assumption Logic a statement that is used as the premise of a particular argument but may not be otherwise accepted Assumption Christianity 1. the taking up of the Virgin Mary (body and soul) into heaven when her earthly life was ended 2. the feast commemorating this, celebrated by Roman Catholics on Aug. 15 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Even if he had had the presumptuousness to ask, he still would not have had any hope of being granted his request. One problem of which the Lakers have rid themselves by losing a few games is the ugly presumptuousness of some of their fans. Arising out of presumptuousness, if not arrogance, as well as historical privation, if not cultivated ignorance, this is the disease of the conflation of science with scientism, a conflation that corrodes the faculty of imagination and critical thought of the inflicted, and eats up that very cultural space which provides for the free expression of ideas. |
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