Dictionary 1. (n.) The act of pouring upon, or sprinkling with a liquid, as water upon a child in baptism.2. (n.) The act of pouring water or other fluid on the whole or a part of the body, as a remedy in disease. Thesaurus aspergation aspersion baptism baptismal gown baptismal regeneration baptistery baptizement bath bathing bedewing chrismal christening dampening damping deluge dewing drowning flooding font hosing hosing down humidification immersion infusion inundation irrigation laving moistening rinsing sparging spattering splashing splattering spraying sprinkling submersion swashing total immersion watering wetting |