bap·tism (b p t z  m)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. |
baptism [ˈbæpˌtɪzəm]
n
1. (Christianity / 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. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the act of baptizing or of undergoing baptism
3. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) any similar experience of initiation, regeneration, or dedication
baptismal adj
baptismally adv
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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  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 |
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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