baptism 1
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth
Examples
- 1.most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism
Hypernym
sacrament 1
noun
a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the two Protestant ceremonies are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction
Pertainym (pertains to noun)
baptismal 1
adjective
of or relating to baptism
EnglishDerivationally related form
baptismal 1
adjective
of or relating to baptism
Baptist 1
noun
follower of Baptistic doctrines
baptize 1
verb
administer baptism to
baptise 1
verb
administer baptism to
Hyponym
affusion 1
noun
the act of baptizing someone by pouring water on their head
aspersion 3
noun
the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
christening 1
noun
giving a Christian name at baptism
immersion 4
noun
a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged
