affusion

English

Etymology

Latin affusio.

Noun

affusion (countable and uncountable, plural affusions)

  1. The pouring of liquid, especially as a hydrotherapy.
  2. 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

French

Noun

affusion f (plural affusions)

  1. affusion
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