| Supposition | n. [ F. supposition, L. suppositio a placing under, a substitution, fr. supponere, suppositium, to put under, to substitute. The word has the meaning corresponding to suppose. See Sub-, and Position. ] 1. The act of supposing, laying down, imagining, or considering as true or existing, what is known not to be true, or what is not proved. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. That which is supposed; hypothesis; conjecture; surmise; opinion or belief without sufficient evidence. [ 1913 Webster ] This is only an infallibility upon supposition that if a thing be true, it is imposible to be false. Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster ] He means are in supposition. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
