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baptism
CEFRC1
/ˈbæptɪzəm/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A religious ceremony in which a person is welcomed into a faith.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA similar ceremony of initiation, purification or naming.
Examples
I have to go to my cousin's baptism.
The ceremony of baptism symbolizes spiritual rebirth.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
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- 4
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Synonyms
- 1
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsThe moment at which an object is first assigned a proper name.
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.
More examples
In contextThe child’s baptism was held at the old church.
Baptists reject infant baptism.
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Origin
noun
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.