ascription

Definition of Ascription in English :

1. ascription, attribution

assigning some quality or character to a person or thing

Example Sentences:
'the attribution of language to birds'
'the ascription to me of honors I had not earned'

2. ascription, attribution

assigning to a cause or source

Example Sentences:
'the attribution of lighting to an expression of God's wrath'
'he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ascription

noun

1.

the act of ascribing

2.

a statement ascribing something to someone, esp praise to God

noun

1.

the act of ascribing or being ascribed

2.

a statement that ascribes; specif., a prayer or text ascribing glory to God

n.

1. The act of ascribing.

2. A statement that ascribes.