ASPERSION

Aspersion

Aspersion, in a religious context, is the act of sprinkling with water, especially holy water. Aspersion is a method used in baptism as an alternative to immersion or affusion. The word is formed of the Latin aspergere, 'to sprinkle', of ad, 'to', and spargo, 'I scatter' .

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aspersion

Noun

  1. An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon….
  2. A sprinkling of .


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