EUCLID'S POSTULATE Synonyms

• a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

• the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

• a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn

• celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church

• a hypothesis that is taken for granted

• (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended

• the act of taking possession of or power over something

• audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to

• the act of assuming or taking for granted

• a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

• (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident

• a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

• a rule or standard especially of good behavior

• a basic truth or law or assumption

• a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system

• rule of personal conduct

• (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)

• (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false

• a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection

• an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors)

• the act of making a proposal

• a task to be dealt with

• suggest sex to

• (mathematics) any of five axioms that are generally recognized as the basis for Euclidean geometry

• (mathematics) any of five axioms that are generally recognized as the basis for Euclidean geometry