baptism

Meaning

1. 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.
2. A similar ceremony of initiation, purification or naming.

Synonyms

christening

immersion

baptistry

naming ceremony

dew

baptize

baptismal ceremony

baptist faith

fullought

baptizer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbæptɪzəm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: bapteme

In summary

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.