rebaptize
/ˌriːbapˈtʌɪz/verb
1 [no object] Christian Church. To baptize (a person) again.
- Frequently with reference to the view, held by St Cyprian and opposed by Pope Stephen I, that those baptized by heretics should be baptized again before being admitted to the Church..
2 Figurative and in extended use. especially to renew, rejuvenate, reinvigorate.
3 [with object] To give a new name to (especially when baptized into the Christian Church from another religion); to rename.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in John Capgrave (1393–1464), prior of Bishop's Lynn, theologian, and historian. From re- + baptize, after post-classical Latin rebaptizare (3rd cent.) and Middle French, French rebaptiser.
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