Hypertext Webster Gateway: "affusion"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Affusion \Af*fu"sion\ ([a^]f*f[=u]"zh[u^]n), n. [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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
affusion
n : the act of baptizing someone by pouring water on their head
[syn: {pouring}]
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