affusion
(noun) the act of baptizing someone by pouring water on their head
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
Sometimes confused with effusion (“an outpouring of liquid”).
Source: Wiktionary
Af*fu"sion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. affusion.]
Definition: The act of pouring upon, or sprinkling with a liquid, as water upon a child in baptism. Specifically: (Med)
Definition: The act of pouring water or other fluid on the whole or a part of the body, as a remedy in disease. Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
