Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The act of assuming, or taking to or upon one's self; the act of taking up or adopting. 2. (n.) The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; supposition; unwarrantable claim. 3. (n.) The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition. 4. (n.) The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism. 5. (n.) The taking of a person up into heaven. 6. (n.) A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ASSUMPTION OF MOSES a-sump'-shun. See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE. MOSES, ASSUMPTION OF a-sump'-shun. See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE.

Multi-Version Concordance Assumption (1 Occurrence) Jeremiah 48:29 We have heard of the pride of Moab, that he is very proud; his loftiness, and his pride, and his arrogancy, and the haughtiness of his heart. (See JPS)