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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

We shall say nothing as to the defects or merits of aspersion or sprinkling, immersion or dipping, affusion or pouring.

On the other hand, if resins be dissolved in spirit of wine, the affusion of water will separate them.

Affusion, af-fū′zhun, n. the act of pouring upon or sprinkling.

It would be an extreme case which would lead me to administer the ordinance in any other way than by affusion.

One mode was, I believe, practised at first; and the New Testament teaches me that this was affusion.

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