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affusion

[ uh-fyoo-zhuhn ]

noun

  1. the pouring on of water or other liquid, as in the rite of baptism.


affusion

/ əˈfjuːʒən /

noun

  1. the baptizing of a person by pouring water onto his head Compare aspersion immersion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • super·af·fusion noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of affusion1

1605–15; < Late Latin affūsiōn- (stem of affūsiō a pouring upon), equivalent to affūs ( us ) (past participle of affundere; af-, fuse 2 ) + -iōn- -ion
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Word History and Origins

Origin of affusion1

C17: from Late Latin affūsiōn- a pouring upon, from affundere, from fundere to pour
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Example Sentences

The baptismal affusion is the outward seal of an inward transaction, that takes place in the spirit of believing utterers and hearers of the gospel word.

Cold affusions, while not nearly so efficacious in reducing the temperature of the body as the cold bath, are open to many of the objections which may be urged against the latter mode of treatment.

Cold affusion, which has also been extolled by modern physicians as a recent improvement in medical practice, we have seen, was also employed centuries ago.

Controversies concerning Infant Baptism, as well as concerning Immersion as distinguished from affusion, or pouring water upon the baptized, would be out of place here.

Affusion, af-fū′zhun, n. the act of pouring upon or sprinkling.—Baptism by affusion is effected by the pouring of water on the subject, as distinct from baptism by dipping, or baptism by sprinkling.

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