affusion

American  

[uh-fyoo-zhuhn] / əˈfju ʒən /

noun

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

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affusion British  

/ əˈfjuːʒən /

noun

1. the baptizing of a person by pouring water onto his head Compare aspersion immersion

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Other Word Forms

• superaffusion
  noun

Etymology

Origin of affusion

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

Example Sentences

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affusion

The Catholic Church, on the other hand, practices baptism via affusion, or water poured over the head, a tradition that proved handy over the years in places that had little access to bodies of water.

From Slate ● Dec. 1, 2015

One would have thought that the cold countries should have been the first that should have changed the custom from dipping to affusion.

From To Infidelity and Back by Lutz, Henry F. (Henry Frey)

Although foreshadowed by Currie early in the century by his use of cold affusion in the treatment of scarlet fever, it did not come into general use until the closing decades.

From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14 The New Era; A Supplementary Volume, by Recent Writers, as Set Forth in the Preface and Table of Contents by Lord, John

Here traces of fire, seen on the rock, suggested that it had been split by cold affusion.

From The Land of Midian — Volume 2 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Treatment.—Stomach-tube, cold affusion, electricity, injection of a pint of hot coffee into the rectum.

From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Robertson, W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison )