The act of pouring liquid onto someone or something; in religious contexts, a method of baptism using water poured over the head.
From Latin 'affusio,' from 'affundere' (to pour onto). The '-ion' suffix creates nouns from verbs, making this a formal term for the action of affusing.
In Christian baptism, there are three methods: immersion (full dunking), aspersion (sprinkling), and affusion (pouring)—each with different theological meanings and historical origins across denominations!
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