Synonyms

ascription

American

[uh-skrip-shuhn] / əˈskrɪp ʃən /

Also adscription

noun

the act of ascribing.
a statement ascribing something, especially praise to the Deity.

ascription British

/ əˈskrɪpʃən, ədˈskrɪpʃən /

noun

the act of ascribing
a statement ascribing something to someone, esp praise to God

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Etymology

Origin of ascription

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

Example Sentences

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During the Ascription the people stand and at the end respond, Amen.

From The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia by Miller, William James

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