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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

Type of: sacrament

Encyclopedia: Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry Baptism, Believers' Baptism Baptism, Modes of Baptism, Lay Baptism, Infant

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