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presupposition
pre·sup·pose P0545800 (prē′sə-pōz′)tr.v. pre·sup·posed, pre·sup·pos·ing, pre·sup·pos·es 1. To believe or suppose in advance: "In passing moral judgments ... we presuppose that a man's actions, and hence also his being a good or a bad man, are in his power" (Leo Strauss).2. To require or involve necessarily as an antecedent condition: "The term tax relief ... presupposes a conceptual metaphor: Taxes are an affliction" (George Lakoff).
pre·sup′po·si′tion (prē-sŭp′ə-zĭsh′ən) n.pre·sup′po·si′tion·al adj.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | presupposition - the act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument)supposal, supposition - the cognitive process of supposing |
presuppositionnoun assumption, theory, belief, premise, hypothesis, presumption, preconception, supposition, preconceived idea the presupposition that human life must be sustained for as long as possiblepresuppositionnounSomething taken to be true without proof:assumption, postulate, postulation, premise, supposition, theory, thesis.TranslationsAnnahmeaannameaannemenveronderstellenveronderstelling
presupposition
Synonyms for presuppositionnoun assumptionSynonyms- assumption
- theory
- belief
- premise
- hypothesis
- presumption
- preconception
- supposition
- preconceived idea
Synonyms for presuppositionnoun something taken to be true without proofSynonyms- assumption
- postulate
- postulation
- premise
- supposition
- theory
- thesis
Words related to presuppositionnoun the act of presupposingRelated Words |