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1. (n.) baptism
a ceremonial immersion in water, or application of water, as an initiatory rite or sacrament of the Christian church.
2. baptism
any similar ceremony or action of initiation, dedication, etc.
Etymology: (1865–70)
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| Definition of 'baptism' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) baptism
a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth
"most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism"
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1. (noun) baptism
a ceremony for sb to become a member of the Christian church
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) baptism
the act of baptizing; the application of water to a person, as a sacrament or religious ceremony, by which he is initiated into the visible church of Christ. This is performed by immersion, sprinkling, or pouring
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The Roycroft Dictionary |
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baptism
Hydrocephalic abracadabra.
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Sense: (an act of) baptizing
the baptism of the baby.
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 Afrikaans: doop(bediening) |
 Arabic: عمّاد، معموديه، عُمّاد، م |
 Bulgarian: кръщение |
 Brazilian: batismo |
 Czech: křest |
 German: die Taufe |
 Danish: dåb |
 Greek: βάπτιση, βάφτισμα |
 Spanish: bautismo |
 Estonian: ristsed |
 Farsi: غسل تعمید |
 Finnish: kaste |
 French: baptême |
 Hebrew: הַטְבָּלָה |
 Hindi: बपत्सिमा |
 Croatian: krštenje |
 Hungarian: keresztelő |
 Indonesian: pembaptisan |
 Icelandic: skírn |
 Italian: battesimo |
 Japanese: 洗礼 |
 Korean: 세례 |
 Lithuanian: krikštas, krikštijimas |
 Latvian: kristīšana; kristības |
 Malay: baptisan |
 Dutch: doop |
 Norwegian: dåp |
 Polish: chrzest |
 Persian: غسل تعمید |
 Pashto: (مس) د تعميد غسل، د تعميد |
 Portuguese: baptismo |
 Romanian: botez |
 Russian: крещение |
 Slovak: krst |
 Slovenian: krst |
 Serbian: krštenje |
 Swedish: dop, döpelse |
 Thai: พีธีล้างบาปในศาสนาคริสต์ |
 Turkish: vaftiz (ayini/töreni) |
 Taiwanese: 洗禮 |
 Ukrainian: хрещення |
 Urdu: بپتسمہ |
 Vietnamese: lễ rửa tội |
 Chinese: 洗礼 |
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