Definition of BAPTISM

baptism

Plural: baptisms

Noun

  • A Christian religious rite of sprinkling water or immersion.
  • a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth
    • "most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism"
  • A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and sometimes given a name, generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or submerged in water.
  • A similar ceremony of initiation, purification or naming.

Examples

  • Her first bingo was a true baptism into the world of competitive play.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English bapteme, baptesme, from Old French batesme or bapteme, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptisma, from Ancient Greek βάπτισμα (báptisma, “dipping, baptism”), from βαπτίζω (baptízō, “I dip in liquid”). Displaced native Old English fulwiht.

Scrabble Score: 13

baptism: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
baptism: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
baptism: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

baptism: valid Words With Friends Word