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/ˈbapˌtizəm/,
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baptisms, plural;
  1. (in the Christian Church) The religious rite of sprinkling water onto a person's forehead or of immersion in water, symbolizing purification or regeneration and admission to the Christian Church. In many denominations, baptism is performed on young children and is accompanied by name-giving

  2. A ceremony or occasion at which this takes place

  3. A religious experience likened to this
    • - baptism in the Holy Spirit
  4. A person's initiation into a particular activity or role, typically one perceived as difficult
    • - this event constituted his baptism as a politician
  1. a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth; "most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism"
  2. (baptistic) of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Baptist church; "Baptistis baptismal practices"
  3. (baptized) having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism
  4. In Christianity, baptism (from Greek βαπτίζω baptizo: "immersing", "performing ablutions", i.e., ritual washing). ...
  5. Baptism is a black metal band from Finland. The band was formed in 1998 by vocalist/guitarist Lord Sargofagian and drummer Demonium. The summer of that year the band released their first demo, Satanic Rituals, although very few copies were released. ...
  6. Baptism (full title Krst pod Triglavom - Baptism Below Triglav) was the third album by Laibach. It is the soundtrack to the Neue Slowenische Kunst production of the same name. All music and lyrics by Laibach, except where noted.
  7. Baptism is the seventh studio album by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, released on May 17, 2004, by Virgin Records America. It reached #14 on the Billboard 200 and #74 on the UK Album Chart. As of March 2008, Baptism has sold 551,000 units in the U.S.
  8. In Mormonism, baptism is recognized as the first of several ordinances (rituals) of the gospel.
  9. (Baptizing (album)) Baptizing is an album by the progressive bluegrass Maryland band The Seldom Scene. It is marked as a last album for John Starling and arrival of new singer/guitarist Phil Rosenthal. ...
  10. The Christian sacrament in which one is anointed with or submerged in water and sometimes given a name; A similar ceremony of initiation, purification or naming
  11. (baptize) To sprinkle or pour water over, or to immerse in water, as a spiritual cleansing process in the rite of Christian baptism; To dedicate or christen; Of rum, brandy, or any other spirits, to lower with water; To ensure proper burning of a joint by moistening the exterior with saliva
  12. (baptized) who has been baptized
  13. ((baptismal)) EAT + FT of DH [H] touch FT of NDH [H], PO up.
  14. (Baptisms) The number of people baptized this week. This number includes infants, youth and adults.
  15. (Baptize) Immerse in water. (Latin origin) An act of obedience in which a person demonstrates his death to his sinful self and resurrection to the newness of life in Christ by being immersed in water in the name of Jesus. The word “Immerse” is interesting in the context of the walk with Jesus. ...
  16. (Baptize) [v] To ritually wash. Baptism is to represent we Christians dying as far as sin is concerned—dying with Jesus—and coming to life as a new creation, where sin no longer has to affect us. ...
  17. (Baptized) (Acts 1:5) This word literally means "to immerse a person in water or to deluge him with in, as a means of cleansing." The Old Testament often describes the Holy Spirit figuratively as a liquid that can be "poured out" (Isaiah 44:3). ...
  18. An immersion or sprinkling of water that signifies one's identification with a belief or cause. In Christianity it is the believer's identification with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection (Rom. 6:4-54). ...
  19. To dream of baptism, signifies that your character needs strengthening by the practice of temperance in advocating your opinions to the disparagement of your friends. To dream that you are an applicant, signifies that you will humiliate your inward self for public favor. ...
  20. Immersion into water to symbolize lifetime dedication to God and the JW Organization.
  21. (Gr. "immersion into water for purification"). A sacrament instituted by Christ Himself, this is the regeneration "of water and the spirit" (John 3:5). ...
  22. This is a sacramental rite by which God adopts us as His children and makes us members of Christ’s Body (the Church) and inheritors of the Kingdom of God.
  23. The basic membership ceremony of the Christian Faith symbolising both the washing away of sin and new birth into Christ, carried out in the name of God the Father, the Son & the Holy Spirit. Sometimes including name-giving. A sacrament.
  24. Christian initiatory ritual.
  25. the rite admitting an individual to the Christian church; after the missionising period carried out in early infancy