a festival in the Romish church, in honour of the miraculous ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven: the Greek church, who also observe this festival, celebrate it on the 15th of August with great ceremony.

in Logic, is the minor or second proposition, in a categorical syllogism.

ASSUMPTION is also used for a consequence drawn from the proposition whereof an argument is composed.

an island in North America, in the gulf of St Lawrence, at the mouth of the great river of the same name. It is covered with trees. W. Long. 60. 40. N. Lat. 49. 30.

a large and handsome town of Proper Paraguay, on the river of the same name in South America. It is a bishop's see, is well peopled, and feated in a country fruitful in corn and fruits, whose trees are always green. There is likewise a quantity of pasture, and the air is temperate and salutary. W. Long. 60. 40. S. Lat. 34. 10.