assumptionistn.
/əˈsʌm(p)ʃənɪst/ 1. A person who bases his or her arguments on assumptions.
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assumptionist1891
1891 G. A. Denison Let. 9 Mar. in Fifty Years at East Brent (1902) 344 He is a remarkable assumptionist—he is no logician.
2. Roman Catholic Church A member of the congregation entitled Augustinians of the Assumption, ‘which had its origin in the College of the Assumption, established at Nîmes, in France, in 1843’ ( Catholic Encycl.).
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1898 Westm. Gaz. 30 Sept. 6/2 An article in the Croix by its editor, the Assumptionist Father Bailly.
1901 Daily News 7 Jan. 4/7 The Assumptionists, who have played such an infamous part in French politics the last three years.
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