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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bap•tism /ˈbæptɪzəm/USA pronunciation n. - Religion
- [uncountable] a ceremony in which a person is sprinkled or covered with water as a sign of acceptance into the Christian church.
- [countable] an instance or occasion of baptism:Babies sometimes cry during their baptisms.
bap•tis•mal /bæpˈtɪzməl/USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bap•tism (bap′tiz əm),USA pronunciation n. - [Eccles.]a ceremonial immersion in water, or application of water, as an initiatory rite or sacrament of the Christian church.
- any similar ceremony or action of initiation, dedication, etc.
- a trying or purifying experience or initiation.
- [Christian Science.]purification of thought and character.
- Late Latin, as above
- Old French
- Greek bapt(ízein) to baptize + -isma -ism; replacing Middle English bapteme
- Late Latin baptisma
- 1250–1300; Middle English
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged induction, admittance, introduction.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: baptism /ˈbæpˌtɪzəm/ n - 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
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