assumptionist
|as-sump-tion-ist|
/əˈsʌmpʃənɪst/
member of the Assumption order; one who makes assumptions
Etymology
'assumptionist' originates from English, specifically formed from the noun 'Assumption' (referring to the Assumption of Mary or the religious order) plus the agentive suffix '-ist' meaning 'one who practices or is associated with'.
'Assumption' itself comes from Latin 'assumptio' (from 'assumere' meaning 'to take up' or 'to assume'), and the suffix '-ist' traces to Greek '-istēs' via Latin/French; these elements combined in English to form 'assumptionist' to denote a member of the Assumptionist order and by extension one who makes assumptions.
Initially used to denote membership in the religious Assumptionist order, the form has also been used more generically to describe a person who makes assumptions.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a member of the Catholic religious congregation called the Augustinians of the Assumption (commonly called the Assumptionists).
He joined the Assumptionists and served as an assumptionist for many years.
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Noun 2
a person who tends to make assumptions; one who assumes things without full evidence.
She was criticized as an assumptionist who often jumped to conclusions.
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