affusion
affusion · affusions
обливание, окропление, опускание в купель
The pouring of liquid, especially as a hydrotherapyThe pouring of liquid, especially as a hydrotherapy.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The pouring of liquid, especially as a hydrotherapy.
облива́ниеoblivánije
(countable, uncountable)A method of Christian baptism in which water is poured on the head of the person being baptized.
окропле́ниеokroplénije, опуска́ние в ку́пельopuskánije v kúpelʹ
the act of baptizing someone by pouring water on their head
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
pouring of liquid:
a method of Christian baptism:
Origin
From Latin affusio, from Latin affundō (“to pour or sprinkle onto”), from Latin fundō (“toFrom 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”).
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Forms
plural: affusionsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable