Bapt.
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baptism
baptized
baptized
Baptist
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- Baptise
to immerse in water or sprinkle or pour water on in the Christian rite of baptism: They baptized the new baby. to cleanse spiritually; initiate or dedicate by purifying. to give a name to at baptism; christen. to administer baptism. Contemporary Examples The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby, will baptise Prince George. […]
- Baptised
to immerse in water or sprinkle or pour water on in the Christian rite of baptism: They baptized the new baby. to cleanse spiritually; initiate or dedicate by purifying. to give a name to at baptism; christen. to administer baptism. Contemporary Examples She regularly attended the evangelical Citygate Church in Bournemouth and was baptised there. […]
- Baptize
to immerse in water or sprinkle or pour water on in the Christian rite of baptism: They baptized the new baby. to cleanse spiritually; initiate or dedicate by purifying. to give a name to at baptism; christen. to administer baptism. Historical Examples A well-known politician, who died only recently, was born in the village, and […]
- Baptism
Ecclesiastical. 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. Contemporary Examples Had my baptism of fire my first day here when […]
- Baptism for the dead
the baptism of a living person in the place of and for the sake of one who has died unbaptized: now practiced chiefly by Mormons. only mentioned in 1 Cor. 15:29. This expression as used by the apostle may be equivalent to saying, “He who goes through a baptism of blood in order to join […]