bapteme
Middle English
Alternative forms
- baptem, baptisme, baptesme, baptim, baptym, bapteeme
- (rare poetic variants) baptise, baptyste, baptist, baptis, baptize
Etymology
From Old French bapteme, baptesme, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptisma, Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter "sc" should be a valid script code; the value "polytonic" is not valid. See WT:LOS., from Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter "sc" should be a valid script code; the value "polytonic" is not valid. See WT:LOS..
Pronunciation
Noun
bapteme
- The practice or custom of baptism (Christian sacrament involving being dipped or sprinkled with water)
- (figurative) Belief in the tenets of Christianity.
- (biblical) The water that came from Jesus after his stabbing during his crucifixion.
- (rare) Any similar religious ceremony or practice (often involving water)
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “baptēme, -esme, -isme, -īme, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-28.
- “baptī̆s(t, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-28.
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- Middle English terms borrowed from Old French
- Middle English terms derived from Old French
- Middle English terms derived from Ecclesiastical Latin
- Middle English terms derived from Late Latin
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- Middle English nouns
- enm:Bible
- Middle English terms with rare senses
- enm:Christianity