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Aspersion
Aspersion (la. aspergere/aspersio), 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’ (Ezekiel 36:25-26, 1 Corinthians 10:2, cf. Psalm 77:16-20).
In addition, aspersion is performed as part of certain rites to remind people of their baptism, such as the renewal of baptismal vows performed by the Roman Catholic Church on Easter.
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Aspersion (noun)
An attack on somebody’s reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon….
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Aspersion (noun)
A holy water.
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Dispersion (noun)
The state of being dispersed; dispersedness.
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Dispersion (noun)
A process of dispersing.
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Dispersion (noun)
The degree of scatter of data.
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Dispersion (noun)
The separation of visible light by refraction or diffraction.
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Dispersion (noun)
The removal of inflammation.
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Aspersion (noun)
an attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something
“I don’t think anyone is casting aspersions on you”
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Dispersion (noun)
the action or process of distributing things or people over a wide area
“some seeds rely on birds for dispersion”
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Dispersion (noun)
the state of being dispersed
“the study looks at the dispersion of earnings with OECD member countries”
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Dispersion (noun)
the pattern of distribution of individuals within a habitat.
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Dispersion (noun)
another term for diaspora
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Dispersion (noun)
a mixture of one substance dispersed in another medium
“the virus is transmitted in the dispersion of droplets which results from sneezing or coughing”
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Dispersion (noun)
the separation of white light into colours or of any radiation according to wavelength.
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Dispersion (noun)
the extent to which values of a variable differ from a fixed value such as the mean.