English Explanatory Dictionary

baptism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. A similar ceremony of initiation, purification or naming.
  3. The moment at which an object is first assigned a proper name.
name
  1. The Baptist faith; the Baptist denominations of Christianity.

Pronunciation

/ˈbæptɪzəm/ En-us-baptism.ogg

Word forms

baptism baptisms

Etymology

From Middle English bapteme, baptesme, from Old French batesme or bapteme, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptisma, from Ancient Greek βάπτισμα (báptisma, “dipping, baptism”), from βαπτίζω (baptízō, “I dip in liquid”). Displaced native Old English fulwiht.

Synonyms

christening

Antonyms

de-baptism debaptism

Related words

anabaptise anabaptize anabaptist anabaptistical anabaptistically anabaptistic anti-paedobaptist anti-pædobaptist anti-pedobaptist antipaedobaptist antipædobaptist antipedobaptist baptisand baptizand baptisation baptization baptise baptize baptiser baptizer baptising baptizing baptist baptistery baptistry baptistical baptistically baptistic credobaptist credo-baptist paedo-baptist pædo-baptist pedo-baptist paedobaptist pædobaptist pedobaptist rebaptisation rebaptization re-baptisation re-baptization rebaptise rebaptize re-baptise re-baptize rebaptising rebaptizing re-baptising re-baptizing affusion aspersion baby dedication confirmation dunking godchild goddaughter godfather godmother godparent godson immersing

Derived words

adult baptism affusion baptism baptism by affusion anabaptism antibaptism aspersion baptism baptism by aspersion baptismal baptismally baptism by immersing baptism by pouring baptism by sprinkling baptism by submerging baptism for the dead baptism by proxy baptism of blood baptism of desire baptism of fire baptism by fire fire baptism baptism of the Holy Spirit baptism in the Holy Spirit baptism with the Holy Spirit Holy Spirit baptism believer's baptism believers' baptism believers baptism blood baptism Catabaptism conditional baptism credobaptism credo-baptism debaptism half-baptism hypothetical baptism immersion baptism baptism by immersion infant baptism infantile baptism paedobaptism pædobaptism pedobaptism paedo-baptism pædo-baptism pedo-baptism prebaptism rebaptism re-baptism se-baptism submersion baptism baptism by submersion unbaptism vicarious baptism water baptism
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