baptism
English
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Etymology
From Middle English bapteme, baptesme, from Old French batesme or bapteme, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptisma, from Lua error in Module:parameters at line 291: 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 291: Parameter "sc" should be a valid script code; the value "polytonic" is not valid. See WT:LOS..
Pronunciation
Noun
baptism (countable and uncountable, plural baptisms)
- A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and sometimes given a name, generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or submerged in water.
- A similar ceremony of initiation, purification or naming.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- adult baptism
- anabaptism, Anabaptism
- affusion baptism, baptism by affusion
- aspersion baptism, baptism by aspersion
- baptismal
- baptismally
- baptism by immersing (immersion baptism)
- baptism by pouring (affusion baptism)
- baptism by sprinkling (aspersion baptism)
- baptism by submerging (submersion baptism)
- baptism for the dead, baptism by proxy
- baptism of fire, baptism by fire, fire baptism
- baptism of the Holy Spirit, baptism in the Holy Spirit, baptism with the Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit baptism
- believer's baptism, believers' baptism, believers baptism
- credobaptism, credo-baptism
- immersion baptism, baptism by immersion
Related terms
Related terms
- anabaptise, anabaptize
- anabaptist, Anabaptist
- anabaptistic, Anabaptistic
- anabaptistical, Anabaptistical
- anabaptistically, Anabaptistically
- antipaedobaptist, antipædobaptist, antipedobaptist
- anti-paedobaptist, anti-pædobaptist, anti-pedobaptist
- credobaptist, credo-baptist
- baptisand, baptizand
- baptisation, baptization
- baptise, baptize
- baptiser, baptizer
- baptising, baptizing
- baptist, Baptist
- baptistery, baptistry
- baptistic, Baptistic
- baptistical, Baptistical
- baptistically, Baptistically
- paedobaptist, pædobaptist, pedobaptist
- paedo-baptist, pædo-baptist, pedo-baptist
- rebaptisation, rebaptization
- re-baptisation, re-baptization
- rebaptise, rebaptize
- re-baptise, re-baptize
- rebaptising, rebaptizing
- re-baptising, re-baptizing
Translations
Christian sacrament
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See also
- affusion
- aspersion
- dunking
- godchild
- goddaughter
- godfather
- godmother
- godparent
- godson
- immersing
- immersion
- pouring
- sprinkling
- submersion
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