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bap⋅tism

  [bap-tiz-uhm]
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–noun
1. Ecclesiastical. a ceremonial immersion in water, or application of water, as an initiatory rite or sacrament of the Christian church.
2. any similar ceremony or action of initiation, dedication, etc.
3. a trying or purifying experience or initiation.
4. Christian Science. purification of thought and character.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME < LL baptisma < Gk bapt(ízein) to baptize + -isma -ism; r. ME bapteme < OF < LL, as above

Related forms:
bap⋅tis⋅mal  [bap-tiz-muhl] , adjective
bap⋅tis⋅mal⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
2. induction, admittance, introduction.
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bap·tism   (bāp'tĭz'əm)   
n.  

  1. A religious sacrament 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, trial, or experience by which one is initiated, purified, or given a name.


[Middle English baptisme, from Old French, from Late Latin baptismus, from Greek baptismos, from baptizein, to baptize; see baptize.]
bap·tis'mal adj., bap·tis'mal·ly adv.
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baptism

The ceremony of initiation into Christianity; in most Christian churches, it is considered a sacrament. Persons baptized either have water poured on them or are immersed in water; some groups of Christians insist on immersion. The effect of baptism, in Christian belief, is to cleanse persons of their sins, so that they are born into a new life with Jesus. Most churches baptize members when they are infants, but some groups, like the Baptists, insist on adult baptism. Jesus himself was baptized. (See John the Baptist.)

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