AFFUSION


Meaning of AFFUSION in English

n.

Pronunciation: a- ' fyü-zh ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: Late Latin affusion-, affusio, from Latin affundere to pour on, from ad- + fundere to pour ― more at FOUND

Date: 1615

: an act of pouring a liquid on (as in baptism)

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