affusion – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
affusion
n.
pouring on of water for ritual purposes (as in baptism)
Affusion
Affusion (
la. affusio) is a method of
baptism where water is poured on the head of the person being baptized. The word "affusion" comes from the Latin
affusio, meaning "to pour on". Affusion is one of four methods of baptism used by Christians, which also include total
submersion baptism, partial
immersion baptism, and
aspersion or sprinkling. Christian denominations that baptize by affusion do not deny the legitimacy of baptizing by submersion or immersion; rather, they consider that affusion is a sufficient, if not preferable, method of baptism.
affusion
Noun
1. the act of baptizing someone by pouring water on their head
(hypernym) baptism
affusion
nf.
affusion, pouring on of water for ritual purposes (as in baptism)
Affusion
(n.)
The act of pouring water or other fluid on the whole or a part of the body, as a remedy in disease.
(n.)
The act of pouring upon, or sprinkling with a liquid, as water upon a child in baptism.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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