ascription meaning

ascription as a noun

1. assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
   • the attribution of language to birds
   • the ascription to me of honors I had not earned

   Synonyms: attribution

   Type of: classification

   Kinds: zoomorphism

2. assigning to a cause or source
   • the attribution of lighting to an expression of God's wrath
   • he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso

   Synonyms: attribution

   Type of: classification

   Kinds: animatism, imputation, externalization

   Related forms: ascribe