baptism
IPA: bˈæptɪzʌm
noun
- A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and sometimes given a name, generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or submerged in water.
- A similar ceremony of initiation, purification or naming.
- (rare, nonstandard) The Baptist faith; the Baptist denominations of Christianity.
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Examples of "baptism" in Sentences
- Entwine the cold baptismal font.
- The next step was the baptism of Mieszko.
- The ordinances are baptism and the Lord's supper.
- Baptism is only for the the washing away of sins.
- The church observes baptism and the Lord's Supper.
- Directly behind the lectern is the baptismal font.
- The baptismal font lies to the north of the church.
- The sacraments of the church are baptism and the Lord's Supper.
- It's on the purpose of baptism, one of the seven sacraments of the Church.
- Baptism is the rite of inition and the participation in the church of Christ.
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