Found 4 items, similar to baptism.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: baptism
baptisan
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: baptism
babptis, permandian
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: baptism
baptism
n : a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and
rebirth;
“most churches baptize infants but some insist
on adult baptism”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Baptism
Baptism
\Bap"tism\, n. [OE. baptim, baptem, OF. baptesme,
batisme, F. bapt[^e]me, L. baptisma, fr. Gr. ba`ptisma, fr.
bapti`zein to baptize, fr. ba`ptein to dip in water, akin to
baqy`s 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.
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