affusion
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]affusion (countable and uncountable, 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
[edit]Sometimes confused with effusion (“an outpouring of liquid”).
Translations
[edit]pouring of liquid
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a method of Christian baptism
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French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]affusion f (plural affusions)
Further reading
[edit]- “affusion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.