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Webster 1913 Edition
Affusion
Af-fu′sion
(ăf-fū′zhŭn)
, Noun.
[Cf. F.
affusion
.] The act of pouring upon, or sprinkling with a liquid, as water upon a child in baptism.
Specifically:
(Med)
The act of pouring water or other fluid on the whole or a part of the body, as a remedy in disease.
Dunglison.
[archaic]
AS
Webster 1828 Edition
Affusion
AFFU'SION
,Noun.
Definition 2024
affusion
affusion
English
Noun
affusion (plural affusions)
- The pouring of liquid, especially as a hydrotherapy
- A method of Christian baptism in which water is poured on the head of the person being baptized
Usage notes
Sometimes confused with effusion, "an outpouring of liquid".
Translations
pouring of liquid
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a method of Christian baptism
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