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Baptism (from Koinē Gr****: βάπτισμα, romanized: váptisma, lit. 'immersion,
dipping in water') is a
Christian sacrament of
initiation almost invariably...
- Christianity, used
baptism as the
central sacrament of his
messianic movement.
Christians consider Jesus to have
instituted the
sacrament of
baptism. The earliest...
- 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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Infant baptism (or paedobaptism) is the
practice of
baptizing infants or
young children.
Infant baptism is also
called christening by some
faith traditions...
- In
Christian theology,
baptism of
blood (Latin:
baptismus sanguinis) or
baptism by blood, also
called martyred baptism, is a
doctrine which holds that...
- 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...
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Baptism for the dead,
vicarious baptism or
proxy baptism today commonly refers to the
religious practice of
baptizing a
person on
behalf of one who is...
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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...
- The
phrase baptism by fire,
baptism of fire or
baptism with fire is a
Christian theological concept originating from the
words of John the
Baptist in...
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Baptismal vows are the
renunciations required of an
adult candidate for
baptism just
before the
sacrament is conferred. In the case of an
infant baptism...
