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Aspersion meaning
An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon…. | A sprinkling, especially of holy water.
Synonyms of Aspersion
Example sentences (8)
Madam President I do not intend to get into any blaming nor will I get into any casting any aspersion as to which organization is money laundering or is financing terrorism.
Similar responses are leveraged at a broader societal level when casting aspersion on rape victims, weaving the violation as a fault of the abused’s dressing, their overly affable demeanour, adventurous spirit, or even naivete.
This being the exact position, I am constrained to out rightly deny the charges leveled against me and term such accusations as a concocted ploy with sinister design to cast aspersion on one’s character and reputation.
The Nigeria Army has warned again about the fake news fabricated to demoralise troops, cast aspersion and discredit the military in its operations against the Boko Haram insurgents in the northeast.
AD 256) explicitly stated that the amount of water was inconsequential and defended immersion, affusion, and aspersion practices (Epistle 75.12).
Aspersion is the sprinkling of water on the head, and affusion is the pouring of water over the head.
Doubt about the faith of the baptizer is thus no ground for doubt about the validity of the baptism. citation Some conditions expressly do not affect validity—for example, whether submersion, immersion, affusion or aspersion is used.
The rite used would be the same as that denomination's rite for adults, i.e., by pouring holy water ( affusion ) or by sprinkling water ( aspersion ).