əˈskripshən also aˈ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Late Latin ascription-, ascriptio, from Latin, written addition, from ascriptus (past participle of ascribere to ascribe, add in writing) + -ion, -io -ion
1. : the act of ascribing
the common ascription of special religiousness to the middle ages — G.C.Sellery
2. : a statement or declaration that ascribes
“most gracious”as an ascription applied to the king first appears in the litany in 1559 — F.H.A.Micklewright
specifically : a form of prayer ascribing praise to God spoken by a minister usually after the sermon
3. : the quality or state of being adscript