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Noun: baptism  bap-ti-zum
  1. A Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth
    "most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism"

Derived forms: baptisms

See also: baptismal, Baptist, baptize

Type of: sacrament

Encyclopedia: Baptism, Believers' Baptism Baptism, Infant Baptism, Modes of Baptism, Lay

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