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Definition of Ascribing
1. ascribe [v] - See also: ascribe
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ascribing
Literary usage of Ascribing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Institutes of the Christian Religion by Jean Calvin (1921)
"... (c) that the faithful might acknowledge no other God than Jehovah, who had
revealed himself in his word. CHAPTER XI. UNLAWFULNESS OF ascribing TO GOD A ..."
2. Art in Theory: An Introduction to the Study of Comparative Aesthetics by George Lansing Raymond (1894)
"... Play-Impulse—Life-Force behind the Art-Impulse may be Mental and Spiritual —
Philosophic Warrants for ascribing Art to Inspiration—Art Consciously Gives ..."
3. The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences: Founded Upon Their History by William Whewell (1840)
"... that in ascribing the functions of life to a soul, they mark strongly and
justly the impossibility of ascribing them to any known attributes of body. ..."
4. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"The main ground for separating the operations of Word and Spirit, and thereby
ascribing regenerative grace exclusively to the immediate activity of the ..."
5. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"The extent of polydrug use observed in this study emphasizes (1) the difficulty
in ascribing adverse maternal or fetal health effects to single substances, ..."
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