English Explanatory Dictionary

blood baptism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The martyrdom of those who had not been baptized. They were considered to have been baptized in blood, and this was regarded as a full substitute for literal baptism.

Word forms

blood baptism blood baptisms
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