aspersion

aspersion
Synonyms and related words:
abuse, adverse criticism, affront, affusion, agape, allegation, animadversion, aspergation, asperges, atrocity, auricular confession, backbiting, bad notices, bad press, baptism, baptismal gown, baptismal regeneration, baptistery, baptizement, bar mitzvah, bas mitzvah, brickbat, calumny, captiousness, carping, cavil, caviling, celebration, censoriousness, chrismal, christening, circumcision, confession, confirmation, contempt, contumely, criticism, cut, defamation, despite, detraction, disparagement, dump, enormity, exception, faultfinding, flak, flout, flouting, font, gibe, hairsplitting, high celebration, hit, home thrust, hostile criticism, humiliation, hypercriticalness, hypercriticism, immersion, imputation, incense, indignity, infusion, injury, innuendo, insinuation, insult, invective, invocation, invocation of saints, jeer, jeering, kiss of peace, knock, lampoon, lesser litany, libel, litany, love feast, lustration, mock, mockery, muck, nagging, niggle, niggling, nit, nit-picking, obloquy, offense, outrage, overcriticalness, pasquinade, pax, personal remark, personality, pestering, pettifogging, priggishness, processional, put-down, quibble, quibbling, rap, reciting the rosary, reflection, reproachfulness, scandal, scoff, scurrility, skit, slam, slander, slur, sly suggestion, sprinkling, squib, stricture, suggestion, swipe, taking exception, taunt, telling of beads, the confessional, the confessionary, total immersion, trichoschistism, uncomplimentary remark, vituperation, whispering campaign

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  • aspersion — [ aspɛrsjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1170; lat. aspersio ♦ Action d asperger. De légères aspersions d eau sur des plantes. ♢ Liturg. Action d asperger d eau bénite (une personne, un cercueil...). Baptême par aspersion (opposé à par immersion). ● aspersion nom… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Aspersion — (la. aspergere ), 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… …   Wikipedia

  • aspersion — ASPERSION. s. f. Action d asperger, de jeter de l eau bénite avec l aspersoir, avec le goupillon. Légère aspersion. À l aspersion de l eau bénite. On dit Baptême par aspersion, à la différence du Baptème, soit par infusion, soit par immersion …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • Aspersion — As*per sion, n. [L. aspersio, fr. aspergere: cf. F. aspersion.] 1. A sprinkling, as with water or dust, in a literal sense. [1913 Webster] Behold an immersion, not and aspersion. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. The spreading of calumniations… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • aspersion — Aspersion. s. f. v. Action d asperger, Arrousement par menuës gouttes. Legere aspersion. aspersion de l eau beniste. on fait des aspersions & encensements lors qu on enterre les Evesques …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • aspersión — sustantivo femenino 1. Acción y efecto de asperger o esparcir un líquido en gotas pequeñas: El oficiante hizo varias aspersiones con el hisopo sobre el ataúd. Frases y locuciones 1. riego* por aspersión …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • Aspersion — (Adspersion, v. lat.), 1) Besprengung; bes. 2) mit Weihwasser in der Katholischen Kirche; 3) das Aufsprengen od. Aufstreuen von flüssigen od. trockenen Arzneimitteln …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Aspersion — (lat.), Besprengung …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Aspersion — (lat.), in der kath. Kirche die Besprengung mit Weihwasser; Aspersorĭum, Weihbecken …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Aspersion — Aspersion, Besprengung …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • aspersion — I noun abuse, affront, calumnia, calumniation, calumny, censure, condemnation, contumely, defamation, denigration, denunciation, derision, derogatory criticism, detraction, dishonor, disparagement, envenomed tongue, execration, imputation, insult …   Law dictionary

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