Meaning Of The Word Baptism

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baptism
variable noun: A baptism is a Christian ceremony in which a person is baptized. Compare christening.

baptism in American English
a baptizing or being baptized; specif., the ceremony or sacrament of admitting a person into Christianity or a specific Christian church by immersing the individual in water or by pouring or sprinkling water on the individual, as a symbol of washing away
noun: a ceremonial immersion in water, or application of water, as an initiatory rite or sacrament of the Christian church

baptism in British English
noun: 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

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