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as·per·sion [əˈspɜ:ʃən, Am əˈspɜ:rʒən] N form

aspersion on sb's character

moralische Verunglimpfung einer Person gen

to cast aspersions on sb

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to cast aspersions on sb

to cast aspersions [or nasturtiums] on sb Brit hum

über jdn lästern

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Aspersion is a method used in baptism as an alternative to immersion or affusion. en.wikipedia.org

The 3 coauthors of the report wanted to address the aspersions cast on the findings of the report and challenge them. en.wikipedia.org

He started casting bad aspersions on her character for saving other people's phone numbers on her cell phone. en.wikipedia.org

Some conditions expressly do not affect validityfor example, whether submersion, immersion, affusion or aspersion is used. en.wikipedia.org

Other recent practices include spraying water on vines to protect them from sub-zero temperatures (aspersion), new grafting techniques, soil slotting, and mechanical harvesting. en.wikipedia.org

However, when a person could not be immersed, baptism by aspersion or affusion was performed. en.wikipedia.org

If only the clothes of the person have received the aspersion, the baptism is undoubtedly void. en.wikipedia.org

In neither case were these aspersions substantiated, although this did not stop her critics from repeating them. en.wikipedia.org

Methods of baptism include immersion, sprinkling (aspersion) and pouring (affusion). en.wikipedia.org

In aspersion, an aspergilium may be used to place the water on the skin. en.wikipedia.org

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