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Baptism
Baptism Bap"tism, n. [OE. baptim, baptem, OE. baptesme,
batisme, F. bapt[^e]me, L. baptisma, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to
baptize, fr. ? to dip in water, akin to ? deep, Skr. g[=a]h
to dip, bathe, v. i.]
The act of baptizing; the application of water to a person,
as a sacrament or religious ceremony, by which he is
initiated into the visible church of Christ. This is
performed by immersion, sprinkling, or pouring.
Meaning of BAPTISM from wikipedia
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Baptism (from Koinē Gr****: βάπτισμα, romanized: váptisma, lit. 'immersion,
dipping in water') is a
Christian sacrament of
initiation almost invariably...
- The
baptism of Jesus, the
ritual purification of
Jesus with
water by John the Baptist, was a
major event described in the
three synoptic Gospels of the...
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distinguished by
baptizing only
professing Christian believers (believer's
baptism) and
doing so by
complete immersion.
Baptist churches generally subscribe...
- Look up
baptism, baptise, or
baptize in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Baptism is a rite of
admission into the
Christian church.
Baptism may also refer...
- Believer's
baptism (also
called credobaptism, from the
Latin word
credo meaning "I believe") is the
practice of
baptizing those who are able to make a...
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Infant baptism, also
known as paedobaptism, is a
Christian sacramental practice of
baptizing infants and
young children. Such
practice is done in the...
- In
Christian theology,
baptism of
blood (Latin:
baptismus sanguinis) or
baptism by blood, also
called martyred baptism, is a
doctrine which holds that...
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Immersion baptism (also
known as
baptism by
immersion or
baptism by submersion) is a
method of
baptism that is
distinguished from
baptism by affusion...
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conditional baptism is a
baptism performed in such a way as to only be
effective if the
person is not
already baptized. In a
conditional baptism, the minister...
- In
Christian theology,
baptism with the Holy Spirit, also
called baptism in the Holy
Spirit or
baptism in the Holy Ghost, has been
interpreted by different...
