ascription

ascription
I noun accusal, accusation, alleging, animadversion, appropriation, aspersion, assignment, attribution, blame, citation, complaint, charge, derivation, imputation, innuendo, insinuation, obloquy, reference, reflection, reproach, slur, stigmatization, stricture II index accusation, arrogation, assignation, attribution, blame (responsibility), citation (attribution), condemnation (blame), reference (citation)

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  • Ascription — As*crip tion, n. [L. ascriptio, fr. ascribere. See {Ascribe}.] The act of ascribing, imputing, or affirming to belong; also, that which is ascribed. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ascription — (n.) 1590s, action of adding in writing; c.1600, attribution of authorship or origin, from L. ascriptionem (nom. ascriptio) an addition in writing, noun of action from pp. stem of ascribere (see ASCRIBE (Cf. ascribe)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • ascription — [ə skrip′shən] n. [L ascriptio < pp. of ascribere, ASCRIBE] 1. the act of ascribing or being ascribed 2. a statement that ascribes; specif., a prayer or text ascribing glory to God …   English World dictionary

  • ascription — noun Etymology: Late Latin ascription , ascriptio, from Latin, written addition, from ascribere Date: 1598 1. the act of ascribing ; attribution 2. arbitrary placement (as at birth) in a particular social status …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ascription — /euh skrip sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of ascribing. 2. a statement ascribing something, esp. praise to the Deity. Also, adscription. [1590 1600; < L ascription (s. of ascriptio) a written addition. See A 5, SCRIPT, ION] * * * …   Universalium

  • Ascription —    The words used at the end of a sermon, beginning, And now to God the Father, etc. During the Ascription the people stand and at the end respond, Amen …   American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  • ascription — ascribe ► VERB (ascribe to) 1) attribute (a particular cause, person, or period) to. 2) regard (a quality) as belonging to. DERIVATIVES ascribable adjective ascription noun. ORIGIN Latin ascribere, from scribere write …   English terms dictionary

  • ascription — noun The act of ascribing a quality or characteristic to …   Wiktionary

  • ascription — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act of attributing: assignment, attribution, credit, imputation. See GIVE …   English dictionary for students

  • ascription — In allocating roles and statuses , or imputing allegedly natural behaviours, cultures make varying use of kinship, age, sex, and ethnicity. Such ascribed characteristics cannot be changed by individual effort, although social movements and states …   Dictionary of sociology

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