baptism (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *baptism*:
NOUN	act	baptism	a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth

baptism > pronunciation
Sounds	bae'ptihzahm
Rhymes	abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm...

English > *baptism*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	A Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth.
Example	"most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism"
Narrower	affusion	The act of baptizing someone by pouring water on their head
	aspersion, sprinkling	The act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
	christening	Giving a Christian name at baptism
	immersion	A form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged
Broader	sacrament	A formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it
Spanish	bautismo, bautizo
Catalan	baptisme
Adjectives	baptismal	of or relating to baptism
Nouns	Baptist	follower of Baptistic doctrines
Verbs	baptize, baptise	administer baptism to

HyperDic: baptism