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aspersion(dictionary)
aspersion(dictionary)

aspersion (iou)



aspersion noun. LME.
[Latin aspersio(n-), formed as ASPERSE: see -ION.]
I.
The action of sprinkling or scattering liquid, esp. in baptism. LME.
J. Foxe By the aspersion of the bloud of Jesus Christ.
The sprinkling in of an ingredient; admixture. E-M17.
Bacon Divinity Morality and Policy, with great aspersion of all other artes.
Calumniation, defamation. M17.
W. Cowper Aspersion is the babbler's trade, To listen is to lend him aid.
II.
A calumny, a slander, a false insinuation. L16.
Esp. in cast aspersions (on): see CAST verb.
A shower, a spray. arch. E17.
Shakespeare Tempest No sweet aspersion shall the heavens let fall To make this contract grow.