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baptism vs affusion

affusion vs baptism

baptism and affusion both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
baptism Yes No No No
affusion Yes No No No
As nouns, affusion is a hyponym of baptism; that is, affusion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than baptism:
  • baptism: a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth
  • affusion: the act of baptizing someone by pouring water on their head
Other hyponyms of baptism include aspersion, sprinkling, christening, immersion.
baptism (noun) affusion (noun)
a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth the act of baptizing someone by pouring water on their head
Difference between baptism and affusion

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