Definition of baptism Baptism
/bæˈptɪzʌm/ - [batptizum] - bap•tism
We found 9 definitions of baptism from 7 different sources.
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What does baptism mean?
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NounPlural: baptisms |
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| baptism - a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth; "most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism" | ||
| sacrament a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the two Protestant ceremonies are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction | ||
| affusion the act of baptizing someone by pouring water on their head | ||
| aspersion, sprinkling the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare) | ||
| christening giving a Christian name at baptism | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- baptism (v. i.)
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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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baptism
The Christian sacrament in which one is annointed with or submerged in water and sometimes given a name.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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baptism
A ceremony practised on passengers on their first passing the equinoctial line: a riotous and ludicrous custom, which from the violence of its ducking, shaving, and other practical jokes, is becoming annually less in vogue. It is esteemed a usurpation of privilege to baptize on crossing the tropics.
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Baptism is rite performed by most Christian churches and denominations. Baptism is a ritual cleaning or washing. Most churches do it to infants to mark their becoming members of the church. It is a sacrament usually performed by a priest.
Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist.
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🔤- baptism, noun, singular of baptisms.
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