What's the difference between affusion and baptistry?
Affusion
Definition:
(n.) The act of pouring upon, or sprinkling with a liquid, as water upon a child in baptism.
(n.) The act of pouring water or other fluid on the whole or a part of the body, as a remedy in disease.
Example Sentences:
(1) Concentrations of 1-, 3-, and 7-methylxanthine and their uric acid metabolites were measured in plasma and brain affusate 20 min after ip injection of the monomethylxanthines into rats.
(2) Similar concentrations of 7-methylxanthine and 7-methyluric acid were detected in both plasma and brain affusate.
Baptistry
Definition:
(n.) In early times, a separate building, usually polygonal, used for baptismal services. Small churches were often changed into baptisteries when larger churches were built near.
(n.) A part of a church containing a font and used for baptismal services.
Example Sentences:
(1) A tour of the historic centre – starting with the duomo, baptistry, and painted ceiling at San Paolo convent, then heading over the river via Palazzo della Pilotta to the Palazzo Ducale – is fascinating and not too demanding.