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sumption

/ˈsʌmpʃən/

sumption noun: a taking.

Noun

sumption (plural sumptions)

  1. (rare) A taking.
    • Now St. Clement, proving by Christ's sumption of the eucharist, that he did drink wine, must mean the sacramental symbol to be truly wine, […]1653 (indicated as 1654), “The Real Presence and Spiritual of Christ in the Blessed Sacrament, Proved against the Doctrine of Transubstantiation. Section XII. Transubstantiation was Not the Doctrine...
  2. (obsolete) The major premise of a syllogism.

sumption meaning in Tamil

sumption in Tamil

முற்றரவு, மூவளவையின் பெருநிலை வாசகம்

Forms of sumption

pluralsumptions

Origin of sumption

From Latin sumptio, from sumo (“to take”).

Words that rhyme with sumption

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Questions about sumption

What does sumption mean?
Sumption means a taking.
What is sumption in Tamil?
Sumption in Tamil is முற்றரவு, மூவளவையின் பெருநிலை வாசகம். See Sumption meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sumption?
Sumption is a noun.
How do you pronounce sumption?
Sumption is pronounced /ˈsʌmpʃən/.
What is the plural of sumption?
The plural of sumption is sumptions.

Words near sumption in the dictionary

  1. sumpter horse
  2. sumpter horses
  3. sumpters
  4. sumptin
  5. sumptin'
  6. sumption
  7. sumptions
  8. sumptiously
  9. sumptuaries
  10. sumptuarily
  11. sumptuary

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