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   Bap·tism

   /ˈbapˌtizəm/

   

   noun

   • 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: "the sacrament of baptism" Similar christeningnamingimmersionsprinklingrare:lustration
   • ▪ a ceremony or occasion at which baptism takes place: "weddings, funerals, and baptisms are carried out in the parish church"
   • ▪ a person's initiation into a particular activity or role, typically one perceived as difficult: "this event constituted his baptism as a politician" Similar initiationdebutintroductioninaugurationlaunchbeginningrite of passagerite de passageformal:commencement

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French baptesme, via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek baptismos ‘ceremonial washing’, from baptizein ‘immerse, baptize’.

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