Definitions
Religious rite of initiation or spiritual cleansing with water.
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“The child’s baptism was held at the old church.”
“The ceremony of baptism symbolizes spiritual rebirth.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Christian rite”7 letters
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