ascription

American  

[uh-skrip-shuhn] / əˈskrɪp ʃən /

Also adscription

noun

1. the act of ascribing.

2. a statement ascribing something, especially praise to the Deity.

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ascription British  

/ əˈskrɪpʃən, ədˈskrɪpʃən /

noun

1. the act of ascribing

2. 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

Cognitive therapy, at the least, hurries the process along and, at the most, helps unstick that subset of individuals who get stuck making negative ascriptions about themselves, typically about personal competence or lovability.

From Scientific American

At the same time, all the ascription conditions here are contested.

From The Guardian

We desire to be recognised for who we really are, and seek in our very ascription the means of uniting our intimate identities with our social selves.

From BBC

Humour, to be worthy of the ascription should be spontaneous, playful and inventive.

From BBC

To some extent, the ascription of malevolent powers to chemicals is an attempt to explain behavior that otherwise seems inexplicable.

From Forbes