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The law of God, and also the way to life, is written in our hearts: It lieth in no man's supposition and knowing, nor in any historical opinion, but in a good will and well-doing.
Jakob Bohme

Meaning of "supposition" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUPPOSITION

supposition  [ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUPPOSITION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Supposition is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUPPOSITION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Supposition theory

Supposition theory was a branch of medieval logic that was probably aimed at giving accounts of issues similar to modern accounts of reference, plurality, tense, and modality, within an Aristotelian context. Philosophers such as John Buridan, William of Ockham, William of Sherwood, Walter Burley, and Peter of Spain were its principal developers. By the 14th century it seems to have drifted into at least two fairly distinct theories, the theory of "supposition proper" which included an "ampliation" and is much like a theory of reference, and the theory of "modes of supposition" whose intended function is not clear.

Definition of supposition in the English dictionary

The definition of supposition in the dictionary is the act of supposing. Other definition of supposition is a fact, theory, etc, that is supposed.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUPPOSITION


apposition
ˌæpəˈzɪʃən
composition
ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən
deposition
ˌdɛpəˈzɪʃən
disposition
ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən
electrodeposition
ɪˈlektrəʊˌdepəˈzɪʃən
exposition
ˌɛkspəˈzɪʃən
imposition
ˌɪmpəˈzɪʃən
interposition
ˌɪntəpəˈzɪʃən
juxtaposition
ˌdʒʌkstəpəˈzɪʃən
opposition
ˌɒpəˈzɪʃən
oviposition
ˌəʊvɪpəˈzɪʃən
position
pəˈzɪʃən
predisposition
ˌpriːdɪspəˈzɪʃən
preposition
ˌprɛpəˈzɪʃən
presupposition
ˌpriːsʌpəˈzɪʃən
proposition
ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃən
reposition
ˌriːpəˈzɪʃən
superimposition
ˌsuːpərˌɪmpəˈzɪʃən
superposition
ˌsuːpəpəˈzɪʃən
transposition
ˌtrænspəˈzɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUPPOSITION

supposably
supposal
suppose
supposed
supposedly
supposer
suppositional
suppositionally
suppositionary
suppositionless
suppositious
suppositiously
suppositiousness
supposititious
supposititiously
supposititiousness
suppositive
suppositively
suppositories
suppository

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUPPOSITION

accreditation
acquisition
addition
ambition
audition
competition
condition
definition
edition
exhibition
expedition
ignition
in a position
in addition
in mint condition
limited edition
nutrition
recognition
tradition
transition
tuition

Synonyms and antonyms of supposition in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SUPPOSITION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «supposition» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of supposition

Translation of «supposition» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUPPOSITION

Find out the translation of supposition to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of supposition from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «supposition» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

假设
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

suposición
570 millions of speakers

English

supposition
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनुमान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الافتراض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

предположение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

suposição
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনুমান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

supposition
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Anggapan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vermutung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

仮定
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

상상
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Supposition
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự giả thiết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எண்ணுதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनुमान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

varsayım
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

supposizione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przypuszczenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

припущення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

presupunere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπόθεση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

veronderstelling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

antagande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

antakelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of supposition

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUPPOSITION»

The term «supposition» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.192 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUPPOSITION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about supposition

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7 QUOTES WITH «SUPPOSITION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word supposition.
1
Francis Atterbury
The greater absurdities are, the more strongly they evince the falsity of that supposition from whence they flow.
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Jakob Bohme
The law of God, and also the way to life, is written in our hearts: It lieth in no man's supposition and knowing, nor in any historical opinion, but in a good will and well-doing.
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John B. S. Haldane
It is my supposition that the Universe in not only queerer than we imagine, is queerer than we can imagine.
4
Claire Scovell LaZebnik
I love science. I hate supposition, superstition, exaggeration and falsified data. Show me the research, show me the results, show me the conclusions - and then show me some qualified peer reviews of all that.
5
Anne Sullivan
I am beginning to suspect all elaborate and special systems of education. They seem to me to be built up on the supposition that every child is a kind of idiot who must be taught to think.
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George Washington
Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.
7
Emma Willard
In inquiring concerning the benefits of the plan proposed, I shall proceed upon the supposition that female seminaries will be patronized throughout our country.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUPPOSITION»

Discover the use of supposition in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to supposition and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Medieval Supposition Theory Revisited
the supposita in which the form signified can be 'saved', whether they exist or not. William explicitly refuses to consider that personal discrete supposition is accidental, and the same applies to simple discrete supposition. But he should also ...
‎2013
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Jean Buridan’s Logic: Translation from Latin with a ...
distinguish the use of a term from its mention, but the differences should not be overlooked; material supposition is much wider than our use-mention distinction. The similarities are obvious: in sentences such as "Man has three letters" or "Man  ...
Jean Buridan, P. King, 1985
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If: Supposition, Pragmatics, and Dual Processes
In this volume, Jonathan Evans and David Over present a new theoretical approach to understanding hypothetical thought. The book draws on studies from the psychology of judgement and decision making, as well as philosophical logic.
Jonathan St. B. T. Evans, D. E. Over, 2004
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A Research Study of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation in ...
Recommendations for further study suggested finding objective measures for the Employee Performance Evaluation to remove preconceived notions.
Patrick A. Pulley, 2007
5
Southern Supposition: The Tale of the Cleaner & Professional
Motivated by righteous indignation, the Cleaner(Janet Jacks) has FBI's field director, Burl Cannon at wits end trying to track and tie her to a rash of friendly murders.
M. John Dright, 2012
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The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Philosophy
REFERENCE: SUPPOSITION THEORY The most notable new theory that took shape in the twelfth century was supposition theory. Like the theory of analogical terms, it had close links with theological problems, particularly those associated ...
A. S. McGrade, 2003
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Language and Logic in the Post-Medieval Period
Simple supposition was usually contrasted with personal supposition, by which a term was taken to ... that these two kinds of supposition had a meeting place in what earlier authors called simple supposition secundum quid,62 but which later  ...
E.J. Ashworth, 1974
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Mediaeval and Renaissance Logic
could expect him either to side with Ockham in maintaining that all the different kinds of supposition that occur in spoken and written language also occur in mental language, or to side with Buridan in maintaining that there is only personal ...
Dov M. Gabbay, John Woods, 2008
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Medieval Philosophy: A New History of Western Philosophy
But personal supposition itself comes in several different kinds, namely, discrete, determinate, distributive, and confused. There are three different ways in which a word can occur in the subject place of a sentence: these correspond to discrete, ...
Anthony Kenny, 2005
10
Supposition and Certainty
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
John Stewart Holden, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUPPOSITION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term supposition is used in the context of the following news items.
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Selections, succession and supposition: The build up to the first Test
The first Test of the Ashes series in Cardiff is shaping up as a real last-minute call on selection in a few areas for the Australian side. What I like about that, is that ... «The Roar, Jul 15»
2
Candiac : Suspecte de tentative de fraude et supposition de personne
La Régie intermunicipale de police Roussillon demande la collaboration du public afin d'identifier une suspecte de tentative de fraude et supposition de ... «Zone911, Jun 15»
3
Sheriffs Assn: Jade Helm supposition unfounded
Greg Abbott ordered the Texas State Guard to monitor exercises in a declaration April 28, it led to an increase in social media activity and supposition. «Burleson Star, May 15»
4
'Never Say Never' To Einstein's Measurement Supposition
Einstein analyzed the dynamics of Brownian motion and noted that particle velocity could never be measured due to the small scale, but some innovative tools ... «EE Times, Apr 15»
5
Why Focus on College?
It starts from the supposition that being good at school is some sort of great personal virtue, so that any suggestion that many people aren't good at school must ... «PolicyShop, Jan 15»
6
Obama's College Plan Bows to Elites
It starts from the supposition that being good at school is some sort of great personal virtue, so that any suggestion that many people aren't good at school must ... «Bloomberg View, Jan 15»
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Lord Advocate Mulholland reaffirms Megrahi's guilt over Lockerbie …
But in an anniversary address to relatives, Mr Mulholland said his investigation "remains on the evidence, and not on speculation and supposition". He has ... «stv.tv, Dec 14»
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Bernard Boudreau accusé de supposition de personne
DRUMMONDVILLE. Accusé de supposition de personne, l'ex-avocat Bernard Boudreau a plaidé non-coupable lors de sa comparution au palais de justice de ... «Express Drummondville, Oct 14»
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Un ancien avocat accusé de supposition de personne
Un ancien avocat accusé de supposition de personne. Par : Agence QMI | Le : 2014-10-20 09h08. Nouvelles. Un ancien avocat de la région de Drummondville ... «Droit-Inc.com, Oct 14»
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Chiefs vs. 49ers betting preview and pick – Royals aren't KC's only …
Supposition No. 1: The happiest sports fans in Kansas City are Royals fans. After all, the Royals are in the postseason for the first time in 29 years. Supposition ... «SportingNews.com, Oct 14»

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