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supposition noun assumption, belief, conception, coniectura, conjecture, guess, hypothesis, likelihood, opinio, opinion, position, postulate, premise, probability, speculation, supposal, surmise, theorem, theory, thesis Foreign phrases: In claris non est locus conjecturis. In matters which are obvious there is no room for conjecture. See also: belief, concept, conclusion, condition, conjecture, conviction, deduction, estimate, estimation, generalization, ground, hypothesis, idea, inference, notion, opinion, perception, persuasion, postulate, presumption, prognosis, proposition, speculation, suspicion, theory, thesis, uncertainty How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Bellarmine, Pope Paul V's leading theological adviser, had injected himself into the controversy over Copernicanism in his 1615 "Letter to Foscarini," in which he explicitly advised Galileo to restrict himself to "speaking suppositionally and not absolutely" about such matters. |
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