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baptism

bap·tism

UK/ˈbæptɪzəm/ US/ˈbæptɪzʌm/ fairly common

noun

1.

a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth

  • “most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism”

Origin

From Middle English bapteme, baptesme, from Old French batesme or bapteme, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptisma, from Ancient Greek βάπτισμα (báptisma, “dipping, baptism”), from βαπτίζω (baptízō, “I dip in liquid”). Displaced native Old English fulwiht.

Phrases

  • adult baptism
  • affusion baptism
  • aspersion baptism
  • baptism by affusion
  • baptism by aspersion
  • baptism by immersing
  • baptism by pouring
  • baptism by sprinkling

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