ascription
noun /əˈskrɪpʃn/
/əˈskrɪpʃn/
- [uncountable, countable] ascription (of something) (to somebody) the act of considering or stating that a work of art, etc. was written or created by a particular person
- his ascription of the painting to Sully
- [uncountable, countable] ascription (of something) (to somebody/something) (formal) the act of considering or claiming that something is caused by a particular thing or person
- the ascription of disease to poor people and foreigners
- [uncountable, countable] ascription (of something) (to somebody/something) (formal) the act of considering that something has a particular quality
- the ascription of meaning to objects and events