Definition of Affusion

1. Noun. The act of baptizing someone by pouring water on their head.

Generic synonyms: Baptism

Definition of Affusion

1. n. The act of pouring upon, or sprinkling with a liquid, as water upon a child in baptism.

Definition of Affusion

1. an act of pouring a liquid on [n -S]

Medical Definition of Affusion

1. The act of pouring upon, or sprinkling with a liquid, as water upon a child in baptism. Specifically: The act of pouring water or other fluid on the whole or a part of the body, as a remedy in disease. Origin: Cf. F. Affusion. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Affusion

affricate consonant
affricating
affrication
affricative
affricatives
affright
affrighted
affrighting
affrights
affront
affronte
affronted
affronting
affronts
affusion (current term)
affusion (current term)
affusions
affy
affyde
affying
Afghan
Afghani
afghanis
Afghanistan
Afghanistani
afghans
Afghan hound
Afghan monetary unit
afibrillar
afibrillar cementum

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