Word Meanings - BAPTISM - Book Publishers vocabulary database

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. (more info) baptême, L. baptisma,

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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. (more info) baptême, L. baptisma, fr. Gr. , fr. to baptize, fr. to dip in water,

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