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affusion

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From Latin affusio, from Latin affundō (“to pour or sprinkle onto”), from Latin fundō (“to pour”), from Proto-Italic *hundō (“to pour out”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- (“to pour”).

noun affusions

countable, uncountable The pouring of liquid, especially as a hydrotherapy.
countable, uncountable A method of Christian baptism in which water is poured on the head of the person being baptized.

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noun pouring of liquid

Português	afusão
Français	affusion
Italiano	affusione
Русский	облива́ние oblivánije

noun a method of Christian baptism

Русский	окропле́ние okroplénije, опуска́ние в ку́пель opuskánije v kúpelʹ

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@misc{affusion_2026,
  title = {affusion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/affusion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}