To take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted by a presumptuous statement.
Hopefully; a self-directive to undertake the customary action to ward off bad luck.
To assume as a truthful or accurate premise or axiom, especially as a basis of an argument.
To appoint or request one's appointment to an ecclesiastical office.
Postulated.
An axiom.
Something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument. Sometimes distinguished from axioms as being relevant to a particular science or context, rather than universally true, and following from other axioms rather than being an absolute assumption.
A requirement; a prerequisite.
A fundamental element; a basic principle.