| 释义 |
† rantize, v. Obs. rare.
[ad. Gr. ῥαντίζ-ειν to sprinkle.]
trans. To sprinkle. (Used with reference to baptism by sprinkling instead of immersion: cf. rantism1.)
1644Mock. Majesty in Harl. Misc. (Malh.) V. 455 To the intelligent reader, baptised or rantised. Thou must excuse me for this pretty new stamped word... It is not a week since I first met with it. 1653S. Fisher Baby Baptism 5 It is..no true visible Church of God because it Rantizes Infants. 1701Whitehead Truth Prevalent 118 In Rantizing, or sprinkling and crossing Childrens Faces. |