affusion

[ uh-fyoo-zhuhn ]

/ əˈfyu ʒən /

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noun

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

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Origin of affusion

1605–15; <Late Latin affūsiōn- (stem of affūsiō a pouring upon), equivalent to affūs(us) (past participle of affundere;see af-, fuse²) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM affusion

su·per·af·fu·sion, noun

Words nearby affusion

affricative, affright, affront, affrontive, afft., affusion, AFG, AFGE, Afgh., Afghan, Afghan hound

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How to use affusion in a sentence

We shall say nothing as to the defects or merits of aspersion or sprinkling, immersion or dipping, affusion or pouring.
Our Churches and Chapels|Atticus
On the other hand, if resins be dissolved in spirit of wine, the affusion of water will separate them.
Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry|Joseph Priestley
Affusion, af-fū′zhun, n. the act of pouring upon or sprinkling.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
It would be an extreme case which would lead me to administer the ordinance in any other way than by affusion.
Bertha and Her Baptism|Nehemiah Adams

One mode was, I believe, practised at first; and the New Testament teaches me that this was affusion.
Bertha and Her Baptism|Nehemiah Adams

British Dictionary definitions for affusion

affusion

/ (əˈfjuːʒən) /

noun

the baptizing of a person by pouring water onto his headCompare aspersion (def. 3), immersion

Word Origin for affusion

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

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