Assumption

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. The taking of a person up into heaven.