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Baptizing
To perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling or pouring water over someone or immersing them in water.
📖 Definitions of "Baptizing"
verb
- 1
To perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling or pouring water over someone or immersing them in water.
- 2
To dedicate or christen.
- 3
Of rum, brandy, or any other spirits, to dilute with water.
- 4
To ensure proper burning of a joint by moistening the exterior with saliva.
noun
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Baptism
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| christenverb | (transitive, by extension) To name. |
| baptiseverb | Non-Oxford British English standard form of baptize. [(Christianity) To perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling or pouring water over someone or immersing them in water.] |
| baptizementnoun | (archaic) baptism |
| parabaptization | — |
| fullingnoun | The process of cloth being fulled. |
| baptismnoun | (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. |
| rebaptisationnoun | (obsolete) A second baptism. |
| debaptismnoun | A ceremony supposed to cancel a person's earlier baptism. |
| immersionnoun | The act of immersing or the condition of being immersed. |
| unbaptismnoun | A ceremony intended to reverse baptism. |
| rebaptismnoun | A second or subsequent baptism; the act or ceremony of rebaptizing. |
| baptism of desirenoun | (Christianity) The grace given to a believer who ardently desires baptism, but dies before being able to receive it. |
| se-baptismnoun | (Christianity) Baptism carried out by and for oneself. |
| baby dedicationnoun | (Christianity, countable) The ceremony of dedicating infant children to Christian upbringing and future Christian service, usually performed before God and the church. |
| sanctifying | sanctification |
| christeningnoun | The Christian sacrament at which someone, usually a child, is baptized and given a Christian name. |
| credobaptismnoun | (Christianity) Practice of the credobaptists; belief that baptism is only to be administered to those who profess their faith. |
| wiccaningnoun | (Wicca) A Wiccan ritual analogous to baptism for infants. |
| sabbatizationnoun | The act of sabbatizing. |
| confirmandnoun | (religion) A candidate for confirmation or affirmation of baptism. |
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