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affusion

[uh-fyoo-zhuhn]

noun

the pouring on of water or other liquid, as in the rite of baptism.

Origin:
1605–15; < Late Latin affūsiōn- (stem of affūsiō a pouring upon), equivalent to affūs(us) (past participle of affundere; see af-, fuse²) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms

su·per·af·fu·sion, noun

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affusion (əˈfjuːʒən)

—n
	aspersion Compare immersion the baptizing of a person by pouring water onto his head

[C17: from Late Latin affūsiōn- a pouring upon, from affundere, from fundere to pour]

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