baptism

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see also: Baptism

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Etymology

From Middle English bapteme, baptesme, from Old French batesme or bapteme, from el. -, Late Latin baptisma, from Ancient Greek βάπτισμα, from βαπτίζω ("I dip in liquid").

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbæptɪzəm/

Noun

baptism

1. (Christianity) 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.

Related terms

• anabaptise, anabaptize
• anabaptist, Anabaptist
• anabaptistic, Anabaptistic
• anabaptistical, Anabaptistical
• anabaptistically, Anabaptistically
• antipaedobaptist, antipædobaptist, antipedobaptist
• anti-paedobaptist, anti-pædobaptist, anti-pedobaptist
• credobaptist, credo-baptist
• baptisand, baptizand
• baptisation, baptization
• baptise, baptize
• baptiser, baptizer
• baptising, baptizing
• baptist, Baptist
• baptistery, baptistry
• baptistic, Baptistic
• baptistical, Baptistical
• baptistically, Baptistically
• paedobaptist, pædobaptist, pedobaptist
• paedo-baptist, pædo-baptist, pedo-baptist
• rebaptisation, rebaptization
• re-baptisation, re-baptization
• rebaptise, rebaptize
• re-baptise, re-baptize
• rebaptising, rebaptizing
• re-baptising, re-baptizing

Translations

• French: baptême
• German: Taufe
• Italian: battesimo
• Portuguese: (Brazil) batismo, (Portugal) baptismo
• Russian: креще́ние
• Spanish: bautismo, bautizo

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Baptism

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Proper noun

1. (rare, nonstandard) The Baptist faith; the Baptist denominations of Christianity.

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