baptism
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See also: Baptism
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Middle English bapteme, baptesme, from Old French batesme or bapteme, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptisma, from Ancient Greek βάπτισμα (báptisma, “dipping, baptism”), from βαπτίζω (baptízō, “I dip in liquid”). Displaced native Old English fulwiht.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]baptism (countable and uncountable, plural baptisms)
- (Christianity) A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and sometimes given a name, generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or submerged in water.
- A similar ceremony of initiation, purification or naming.
Derived terms
[edit]- adult baptism
- affusion baptism, baptism by affusion
- anabaptism, Anabaptism
- antibaptism
- aspersion baptism, baptism by aspersion
- baptismal
- baptismally
- baptism by immersing (immersion baptism)
- baptism by pouring (affusion baptism)
- baptism by sprinkling (aspersion baptism)
- baptism by submerging (submersion baptism)
- baptism for the dead, baptism by proxy
- baptism of blood
- baptism of desire
- baptism of fire, baptism by fire, fire baptism
- baptism of the Holy Spirit, baptism in the Holy Spirit, baptism with the Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit baptism
- believer's baptism, believers' baptism, believers baptism
- blood baptism
- Catabaptism
- conditional baptism
- credobaptism, credo-baptism
- debaptism
- half-baptism
- hypothetical baptism
- immersion baptism, baptism by immersion
- infant baptism
- infantile baptism
- paedo-baptism, pædo-baptism, pedo-baptism
- paedobaptism, pædobaptism, pedobaptism
- parabaptism
- prebaptism
- rebaptism, re-baptism
- se-baptism
- submersion baptism, baptism by submersion
- unbaptism
- vicarious baptism
- water baptism
Related terms
[edit]Related terms
- anabaptise, anabaptize
- anabaptist, Anabaptist
- anabaptistic, Anabaptistic
- anabaptistical, Anabaptistical
- anabaptistically, Anabaptistically
- antipaedobaptist, antipædobaptist, antipedobaptist
- anti-paedobaptist, anti-pædobaptist, anti-pedobaptist
- credobaptist, credo-baptist
- baptisand, baptizand
- baptisation, baptization
- baptise, baptize
- baptiser, baptizer
- baptising, baptizing
- baptist, Baptist
- baptistery, baptistry
- baptistic, Baptistic
- baptistical, Baptistical
- baptistically, Baptistically
- paedobaptist, pædobaptist, pedobaptist
- paedo-baptist, pædo-baptist, pedo-baptist
- rebaptisation, rebaptization
- re-baptisation, re-baptization
- rebaptise, rebaptize
- re-baptise, re-baptize
- rebaptising, rebaptizing
- re-baptising, re-baptizing
Translations
[edit]Christian sacrament
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See also
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[edit]Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French baptisme.
Noun
[edit]baptism n (uncountable)
- a Baptist denomination
Declension
[edit] declension of baptism (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) baptism | baptismul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) baptism | baptismului |
| vocative | baptismule | |
Categories:
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Ecclesiastical Latin
- English terms derived from Late Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Christianity
- English terms suffixed with -ism
- Romanian terms borrowed from French
- Romanian terms derived from French
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian nouns
- Romanian uncountable nouns
- Romanian neuter nouns