baptism
11baptism — At the time of the Reformation, the sacraments, those ceremonial acts that dramatized biblical events even as they served as a sign of God s presence, became a key issue between Roman Catholics and Protestants and among Protestants themselves …
12baptism — baptismal /bap tiz meuhl/, adj. baptismally, adv. /bap tiz euhm/, n. 1. Eccles. a ceremonial immersion in water, or application of water, as an initiatory rite or sacrament of the Christian church. 2. any similar ceremony or action of initiation …
13baptism — The Greek word for the rite of baptism means ‘to dip in’ or ‘to wash’ but the classical meaning of drowning or overwhelming is found in the LXX (Isa. 21:4), and there is a suggestion of this sense in the NT when Jesus predicts his coming… …
14baptism — A spiritual rite of transformation, rebirth, initiation, and EXORCISM. In the Christian tradition, baptism protects a soul against evil and the snares of the DEVIL. In POSSESSION cases, a DEMONIAC who is exorcised must be rebaptized.… …
15baptism — n. 1) to administer baptism 2) to accept, receive, undergo baptism 3) (misc.) the baptism of fire * * * [ bæptɪz(ə)m] receive undergo baptism (misc.) the baptism of fire to accept to administer baptism …
16BAPTISM — RITUAL immersion or sprinkling with water symbolic of REPENTANCE and NEW BIRTH. It developed in JUDAISM prior to the time of JESUS and became a central practice in the work of JOHN THE BAPTIST and became the CHRISTIAN RITUAL of INITIATION.… …
17Baptism — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Baptism: A Journey Through Our Time est un album de Joan Baez, sorti en 1968. Baptism est un album de Lenny Kravitz, sorti en 2004. Baptism est un manga… …
18baptism — bap|tis|m [ˈbæptızəm] n [U and C] 1.) a Christian religious ceremony in which someone is touched or covered with water to welcome them into the Christian faith, and sometimes to officially name them →↑christening 2.) baptism of/by fire a… …
19baptism — UK [ˈbæpˌtɪz(ə)m] / US [ˈbæpˌtɪzəm] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms baptism : singular baptism plural baptisms a ceremony in which someone is touched or covered with water to welcome them into the Christian religion • a baptism of fire …
20Baptism — A ceremonial rite instituted by our Lord Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and regeneration by water and the Holy Spirit. In baptism one is admitted into the fellowship of the church, becomes one of her well known members, and is known of… …
