affusion

af·fu·sion

A0124300 (ə-fyo͞o′zhən)n. A pouring on of liquid, as in baptism.

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[Late Latin affūsiō, affūsiōn-, from Latin affūsus, past participle of affundere, to pour on : ad-, ad- + fundere, to pour; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]

affusion

(əˈfjuːʒən) n (Ecclesiastical Terms) the baptizing of a person by pouring water onto his head. Compare aspersion³, immersion[C17: from Late Latin affūsiōn- a pouring upon, from affundere, from fundere to pour]

af•fu•sion

(əˈfyu ʒən)

n. the pouring on of water or other liquid, as in baptism. [1605–15; < Late Latin affūsiō < Latin affu(n)d(ere) to pour on]

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affusion - the act of baptizing someone by pouring water on their headbaptism - a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth; "most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism"