ascription

[ uh-skrip-shuhn ]

/ əˈskrɪp ʃən /

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noun

the act of ascribing.

a statement ascribing something, especially praise to the Deity.

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Also ad·scrip·tion

[ad-skrip-shuhn] /ædˈskrɪp ʃən/ .

Origin of ascription

1590–1600; <Latin ascrīptiōn- (stem of ascrīptiō) a written addition. See a-⁵, script, -ion

Words nearby ascription

ascorbic acid, ascospore, ascot, ascribe, ascribed status, ascription, ascriptive, ASCS, ASCU, Asculum, ascus

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How to use ascription in a sentence

The first of these divisions begins, and the last ends, with an exclamatory ascription of thanks to God.
Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians|James Denney
Anthropopathism, an-thro-pop′a-thizm, n. the ascription to the Deity of human passions and affections—also Anthropop′athy.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
This ascription of extraordinary powers to ordinary people is another sign that affection is pushing common sense from his throne.
What Will People Say?|Rupert Hughes
Major, Mr. Brown insists, is "the sole authority for the ascription to James of the vernacular poems."
Ephemera Critica|John Churton Collins

Spencer has always, in my opinion with full right, repudiated the ascription of materialism.
Evolution in Modern Thought|Ernst Haeckel

British Dictionary definitions for ascription

ascription

adscription (ədˈskrɪpʃən)

/ (əˈskrɪpʃən) /

noun

the act of ascribing

a statement ascribing something to someone, esp praise to God

Word Origin for ascription

C16: from Latin ascrīptiō, from ascrībere to ascribe

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British Dictionary definitions for ascription

adscription (ədˈskrɪpʃən)

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