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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Affusion \Af*fu"sion\ ([a^]f*f[=u]"zh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. affusion.] The act of pouring upon or sprinkling with a liquid, as water upon a child in baptism. Specifically: (Med) The act of pouring water or other fluid on the whole or a part of the body, as a remedy in disease. --Dunglison. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: affusion n : the act of baptizing someone by pouring water on their head [syn: {pouring}]
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