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.
Aspersion (noun)
An attack on somebody’s reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon….
Aspersion (noun)
A holy water.
Dispersion (noun)
The state of being dispersed; dispersedness.
Dispersion (noun)
A process of dispersing.
Dispersion (noun)
The degree of scatter of data.
Dispersion (noun)
The separation of visible light by refraction or diffraction.
Dispersion (noun)
The removal of inflammation.
Aspersion (noun)
an attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something
“I don’t think anyone is casting aspersions on you”
Dispersion (noun)
the action or process of distributing things or people over a wide area
“some seeds rely on birds for dispersion”
Dispersion (noun)
the state of being dispersed
“the study looks at the dispersion of earnings with OECD member countries”
Dispersion (noun)
the pattern of distribution of individuals within a habitat.
Dispersion (noun)
another term for diaspora
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”
Dispersion (noun)
the separation of white light into colours or of any radiation according to wavelength.
Dispersion (noun)
the extent to which values of a variable differ from a fixed value such as the mean.