Synonyms & related words for affusion

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of affusion — including baptism, christening, baptistery, chrismal, immersion, submersion. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to affusion

Explore words related to affusion — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include rebaptism, baptizing, baptismal, baptized, chrisom, immersionism, rebaptize, baptizer. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for affusion

Common synonyms for affusion include baptism, christening, baptistery, chrismal, immersion, submersion, sprinkling, splashing — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does affusion come from?

The word affusion breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: af-, from Latin ad (“to, onto”); fus, from Latin fundere (“to pour”); and -ion, from Latin -io (“act of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.