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English noun: baptism

1. baptism (act) a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth


SamplesMost churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism.


Broader (hypernym)sacrament


Narrower (hyponym)affusion, aspersion, christening, immersion, sprinkling









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