affusion

== English == === Etymology === 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 === 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 ==== Sometimes confused with effusion (“an outpouring of liquid”). ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === affusion f (plural affusions) affusion === Further reading === “affusion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012