baptism
A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and sometimes given a…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.
» Tom was at Mary's baptism.
Tom war auf Marias Taufe.
Том был на крещении Мэри.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
The child’s baptism was held at the old church.
The ceremony of baptism symbolizes spiritual rebirth.
Taufe
креще́ниеkreščénije, бапти́змbaptízm
хреще́нняxreščénnja, христиниxrystyny
(countable, uncountable)A similar ceremony of initiation, purification or naming.
(countable, uncountable)The moment at which an object is first assigned a proper name.
- a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth
Examples
18 sentencesTom was at Mary's baptism.
ruТом был на крещении Мэри.
deTom war auf Marias Taufe.
I have to go to my cousin's baptism.
ruЯ должен пойти на крещение моего двоюродного брата.
She went to be churched before the baptism.
On this occasion, he got a baptism by fire.
During baptism, the child is named in the baptismal font.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English bapteme, baptesme, from Old French batesme or bapteme, from EcclesiastFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: baptismsSynonyms
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