Associations to the word «Affusion»

Wiktionary

AFFUSION, noun. The pouring of liquid.
AFFUSION, noun. A method of Christian baptism where water is poured on the head of the person being baptized.

Dictionary definition

AFFUSION, noun. The act of baptizing someone by pouring water on their head.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke