baptism

Definition of Baptism in English :

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Noun

1. baptism

a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth

Example Sentences:
'most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Baptism

see synonyms of baptism

noun

1.

a Christian religious rite consisting of immersion in or sprinkling with water as a sign that the subject is cleansed from sin and constituted as a member of the Church

2.

the act of baptizing or of undergoing baptism

3.

any similar experience of initiation, regeneration, or dedication

Baptism

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noun

1.

a baptizing or being baptized; specif., the ceremony or sacrament of admitting a person into Christianity or a specific Christian church by immersing the individual in water or by pouring or sprinkling water on the individual, as a symbol of washing away sin and of spiritual purification

2.

any experience or ordeal that initiates, tests, or purifies

Baptism

see synonyms of baptism

n.

1. A religious rite considered a sacrament by most Christian groups, marked by the symbolic application of water to the head or immersion of the body into water and resulting in admission of the recipient into the community of Christians.

2. A ceremony in certain religious or nonreligious traditions in which one is initiated, purified, or given a name.

3. An initiatory experience, act, or effort: "two brilliant young graduate students whose work for this committee amounted to a baptism in defense policy" (James Carroll).

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