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bap·tism
(băp′tĭz′əm)n.
1. A religious rite considered a sacrament by most Christian groups, 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 in certain religious or nonreligious traditions in which one is initiated, purified, or given a name.
3. An initiatory experience, act, or effort: "two brilliant young graduate students whose work for this committee amounted to a baptism in defense policy" (James Carroll).
[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
(ˈbæpˌtɪzəm)n
1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) 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
2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the act of baptizing or of undergoing baptism
3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) any similar experience of initiation, regeneration, or dedication
bapˈtismal adj
bapˈtismally adv
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bap•tism
(ˈbæp tɪz əm)n.
1. 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.
[1250–1300; Middle English bapteme < Old French < Late Latin baptisma < Greek bapt(ízein) (see baptize) + -isma -ism]
bap•tis′mal, adj.
bap•tis′mal•ly, adv.
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Baptism
See also christianity; religion.
a member of a 16th-century Anabaptist sect who refused to learn to read, arguing that the guidance of the Holy Spirit was sufficient for the understanding of the Bible.
1. a belief in adult, as opposed to infant baptism.
2. membership in various Protestant sects advocating adult baptism. — Anabaptist, n., adj.
2. membership in various Protestant sects advocating adult baptism. — Anabaptist, n., adj.
the denial, on scriptural grounds, of the validity of infant baptism. — antipedobaptist, antipaedobaptist, n.
an interest in collecting Christian baptismal names.
an opponent of baptism.
Christian baptism administered when there is doubt whether a person has already been baptized or whether a former baptism is valid.
the practice of ancient Jewish and early Christian sects involving daily ceremonial baptisms or ablutions. — hemerobaptist, n.
a belief in baptism by immersion. Also called immersionism. — holobaptist, n.
a belief that baptism effects a new birth or regeneration. Also palingenesy. — palingenesist, n. — palingenesian, adj.
a baptism that is in some way irregular or unauthorized. — parabaptist, n.
the historic Christian practice of infant baptism. — pedobaptist, paedobaptist, n.
a member of a sect of Anabaptists founded in Germany in 1534 by Ubbe Phillips.
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Noun 1. [画像:baptism - a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth]baptism - a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth; "most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism"
sacrament - a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the two Protestant ceremonies are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction
affusion - the act of baptizing someone by pouring water on their head
aspersion, sprinkling - the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
christening - giving a Christian name at baptism
immersion - a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged
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baptism
noun
1. (Christianity) christening, naming, sprinkling, purification, immersion We are at a site of baptism, a place of worship.
2. initiation, beginning, debut, introduction, admission, dedication, inauguration, induction, inception, rite of passage, commencement, investiture, baptism of fire, instatement The new boys face a tough baptism against Leeds.
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Translations
عمّاد، معموديه، عُمّاد، مَعْموجيّه
křest
dåb
kaste
krštenje
skírn
洗礼
botez
krst
krst
dop
baptism
[ˈbæptɪzəm] N (in general) → bautismo m; (= ceremony) → bautizo mbaptism of fire → bautismo m de fuego
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baptism
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baptize,
baptise
(bӕpˈtaiz) verb to dip (a person) in water, or sprinkle (someone) with water, as a symbol of acceptance into the Christian church, usually also giving him a name. She was baptized Mary but calls herself Jane. doop يُعَمِّد кръщавам batizar (po)křtít taufen døbe; navngive βαπτίζω bautizar ristima غسل تعمید دادن که همراه با نامگذاری است kastaa baptiser לְהַטְבִּיל बपत्सिमा देना krstiti megkeresztel membaptis skíra battezzare 洗礼を施す 세례를 주다 krikštyti kristīt baptis dopen døpe chrzcić د تعميد غسل وركول (ته)، عيسوى كول (عيسوى نوم وركول)، نيكمرغه كول baptizar a boteza крестить pokrstiť krstiti (za) krstiti döpa ทําพิธีล้างบาปในศาสนาคริสต์ vaftiz etmek 為某人施洗,給某人洗禮,為某人授...以教名 хрестити بپتسمہ دینا rửa tội 给...施洗礼
ˈbaptism (-tizəm) noun (an act of) baptizing. the baptism of the baby. doop(bediening) عمّاد، معموديه، عُمّاد، مَعْموجيّه кръщение batismo křest die Taufe dåb βάπτιση, βάφτισμα bautismo ristsed غسل تعمید kaste baptême הַטְבָּלָה बपत्सिमा krštenje keresztelő pembaptisan skírn battesimo 洗礼 세례 krikštas, krikštijimas kristīšana; kristības baptisan doop dåp chrzest (مس) د تعميد غسل، د تعميد د مراسمو اجرا كونه يا كيدنه د عيسوى كولو په غرض او به ورشيندنه يا په اوبو لمبونه د نوم ايښودلو مراسم baptismo botez крещение krst krst krštenje dop, döpelse พีธีล้างบาปในศาสนาคริสต์ vaftiz 洗禮 хрещення بپتسمہ lễ rửa tội 洗礼
bapˈtismal adjective doop عُمّادي، خاص بالمَعْموديّه кръщелен batismal křestní Tauf-... dåbs- βαπτιστικός bautismal ristimis- تعمیدی kaste- baptismal, de baptême שֶׁל טבִילָה बपतिस्मी krsni keresztelési, keresztelő mengenai baptis skírnar- battesimale 洗礼の 세례의 krikšto kristāms kebaptisan doop- dåps- chrzestny تعميدي baptismal de botez крестильный krstný krstni koji se odnosi na krštenje dop- เกี่ยวกับพิธีล้างบาปในศาสนาคริสต์ vaftize ait 洗禮的 такий, що пов'язано з хрещенням بپتسمہ سے متعلق thuộc lễ rửa tội 洗礼的
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