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

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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

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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

The first effect of the affusion is often to elevate the temperature—a fact noticed by Currie himself—but the next affusion, practised at the end of an hour, pretty surely brings it down.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Treatment.—Exposure to pure air, cold affusion, artificial respiration, galvanism.

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

That galvanism, ammonia to the nostrils, cold affusion, and stimulants by the mouth are practically useless in the early stage.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 470, January 3, 1885 by Various

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 Sir Richard Francis Burton

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