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Webster's Revised Unabridged 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.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ASSUMPTION OF MOSES

a-sump'-shun. See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE.

MOSES, ASSUMPTION OF

a-sump'-shun.

See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE.

Greek

2603. katabrabeuo -- to give judgment against
... I decide against, condemn Definition: of the umpire in a contest: I decide against,
take part against, condemn (perhaps with the idea of assumption, officialism ...
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1487. ei -- forasmuch as, if, that
... for the sake of argument) (). Accordingly, 1487 () should be translated "," but
rather always "" -- since the assumption may only be as valid (true, factual). ...
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Library

Whether Union is the Same as Assumption?
... OF THE MODE OF UNION OF THE WORD INCARNATE (TWELVE ARTICLES) Whether union
is the same as assumption? Objection 1: It would seem ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether union is the same.htm

The Burial and Assumption of the Blessed virgin
... XIX. THE BURIAL AND ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN. The funeral procession
followed the Way of the Cross set up by the Blessed ...
/.../emmerich/the life of the blessed virgin mary/xix the burial and assumption.htm

The Mystery of the Assumption of Our Perfect Human Nature by the ...
... Chapter XVIII."The Mystery of the Assumption of Our Perfect Human Nature
by the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity. He is Here ...
/.../tertullian/ on the flesh of christ/chapter xviii the mystery of the.htm

Of the Order of Assumption (Six Articles)
... OF THE ORDER OF ASSUMPTION (SIX ARTICLES). We must now consider the order of the
foregoing assumption, and under this head there are six points of inquiry: ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/of the order of assumption.htm

Of the Assumption of Our Lady
... THE INNER WAY SERMON XVII Of the Assumption of our Lady. That we ought not to rest
with delight in any earthly or spiritual things, but only in our unknown God. ...
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The Assumption that There are Two Earths Mentioned in the History ...
... Chapter XXV."The Assumption that There are Two Earths Mentioned in the
History of the Creation, Refuted. He accordingly maintains ...
/.../tertullian/against hermogenes/chapter xxv the assumption that there.htm

The Assumption of Moses
... II. APOCALYPTICAL AND PROPHETICAL. THE ASSUMPTION OF MOSES. ... The existence of this
Assumption or Ascension of Moses is testified by many other early writers. ...
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He Expounds the Passage of the Gospel, "The Father Judgeth no Man ...
... He expounds the passage of the Gospel, "The Father judgeth no man," and further
speaks of the assumption of man with body and soul wrought by the Lord, of the ...
/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/section 13 he expounds the.htm

Of the Substance of the People of God, which through his ...
... Chapter 11."Of the Substance of the People of God, Which Through His Assumption
of Flesh is in Christ, Who Alone Had Power to Deliver His Own Soul from Hell. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 11 of the substance of.htm

The Definition which must be Given of a People and a Republic, in ...
... Chapter 24."The Definition Which Must Be Given of a People and a Republic, in Order
to Vindicate the Assumption of These Titles by the Romans and by Other ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 24 the definition which must.htm

Thesaurus

Assumption (1 Occurrence)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ASSUMPTION OF MOSES. a-sump'-shun. See APOCALYPTIC
LITERATURE. MOSES, ASSUMPTION OF. a-sump'-shun. See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE. ...
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Sacraments
... 3. Institution by Christ: The assumption made above, that both Baptism and the Lord's
Supper owe their origin as sacraments of the church to their definite ...
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Atonement (112 Occurrences)
... 1. Primary Assumption of Unity of God and Man: The basal conception for the Bible
doctrine of atonement is the assumption that God and man are ideally one in ...
/a/atonement.htm - 101k

Fiction (2 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) An assumption of a possible thing as a fact, irrespective of the
question of its truth. 5. (n.) Any like assumption made ...
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Burning (415 Occurrences)
... The generally accepted view that it was some kind of thorn bush is an assumption
with scarcely other ground than that there are so many thorny bushes in that ...
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Ahimelech (17 Occurrences)
... with Ahitub the grandson of Eli as high priest, is a matter on which we have no
information; but we may remind ourselves that the common assumption that such ...
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Magician (5 Occurrences)
... This conclusion rests on an assumption that human culture is always progressive,
that the movement is uniformly onward and upward. ...
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Kenosis
... of the name, and so it was at the same time also assumed that God's knowledge is
intellectual also-"God geometrizes." Under this assumption God's knowledge is ...
/k/kenosis.htm - 14k

Bush (14 Occurrences)
... The generally accepted view that it was some kind of thorn bush is an assumption
with scarcely other ground than that there are so many thorny bushes in that ...
/b/bush.htm - 19k

Divination (25 Occurrences)
... div-i-na'-shun: 1. Definition 2. Kinds of Divination 3. Fundamental Assumption in
Divination 4. Legitimate and Illegitimate Divination 5. The Bible and ...
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Bible 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)

Subtopics

Assumption

Assumption of Moses

Related Terms

Sacraments

Atonement (112 Occurrences)

Fiction (2 Occurrences)

Burning (415 Occurrences)

Ahimelech (17 Occurrences)

Magician (5 Occurrences)

Kenosis

Bush (14 Occurrences)