Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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assume | No | No | Yes | No |
Assumption | Yes | No | No | No |
assume (noun) | Assumption (noun) |
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(Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended | |
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 |
assume (verb) | Assumption (verb) |
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put clothing on one's body | |
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect | |
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof | |
take up someone's soul into heaven | |
make a pretence of | |
occupy or take on | |
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession | |
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person | |
take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities |