affusion

For example, the entry affusion, act of pouring upon.

Affusion became the standard practice in the western church around the 10th century, but was in use much earlier.

However, when a person could not be immersed, baptism by aspersion or affusion was performed.

It was time for my Affusion.

Aspersion is a method used in baptism as an alternative to immersion or affusion.

St. Peter is said to have once baptized five thousand people in one day; this was most likely accomplished by aspersion or affusion.

In the West, baptism by aspersion and affusion slowly became the common practice in later centuries.

The word "affusion" comes from the Latin affusio, meaning "to pour on".

Affusion and aspersion tend to be practiced by Christian denominations that also practice infant baptism.

Baptism may be performed by either immersion, affusion (pouring) or aspersion (sprinkling).

Some conditions expressly do not affect validity-for example, whether submersion, immersion, affusion or aspersion is used.

Anglicans baptize by submersion, immersion, affusion or sprinkling.

Adult baptisms are often by means of immersion as opposed to the more historic methods of aspersion and affusion.

Nevertheless, some Christian denominations have taught that baptism not only by aspersion but even by affusion is invalid.

Affusion became the normal mode of baptism between the twelfth and fourteenth centuries, though immersion was still practiced into the sixteenth.

The fonts of many Christian denominations are intended for baptisms using a non-immersion method, such as aspersion or affusion.

Affusion (la. affusio) is a method of baptism where water is poured on the head of the person being baptized.

(1975) (Reformed Presbyterian perspective on Aspersion and Affusion)

Aspersion is the sprinkling of water on the head, and affusion is the pouring of water over the head.

This, taken in connexion with the known customs of later ages, make it more than probable that the usual method of administration was by affusion only."

Infant Baptism and Affusion, with Essays on Related Subjects (Baltimore, 1840)

Laurie Guy says immersion was probably the norm, but that at various times and places full immersion, partial immersion and affusion were probably in use.

Affusion is one of four methods of baptism used by Christians, which also include total submersion baptism, partial immersion baptism, and sprinkling.

The Roman Catholic Church regards baptism by aspersion as valid only if the water actually flows on the person's skin and is thus equivalent to pouring ("affusion").

The rite used would be the same as that denomination's rite for adults, i.e., by pouring water (affusion), or others by sprinkling water (aspersion).