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bap·tism
/ ˈbapˌtizəm/
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n.
(in the Christian Church) the religious rite of sprinkling water onto a person's forehead or of immersion in water, symbolizing purification or regeneration and admission to the Christian Church. In many denominations, baptism is performed on young children and is accompanied by name-giving.
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a ceremony or occasion at which this takes place.
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a religious experience likened to this:
baptism in the Holy Spirit.
∎ fig.
a person's initiation into a particular activity or role, typically one perceived as difficult:
this event constituted his baptism as a politician.
PHRASES:
baptism of fire
a difficult or painful new undertaking or experience.
DERIVATIVES:
bap·tis·mal
/ bapˈtizməl/ adj.
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Baptism and the process of Christian initiation.
Magazine article from: The Ecumenical Review; 1/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; 1. Common baptism or common initiation? The affirmation that all Christian people share a "common baptism" has become an accepted departure point...documents. A recent Faith and Order paper on baptism (emerging from the consultation held...
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'Baptisms' calls up wealth of resources on Internet
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 11/29/2004; ; 700+ words
; If you plug in "baptisms" as a keyword in URSUS, the University...They include: * "An Account of the Baptisms and Burials in All the Churches and...I and II, 1782-1866: Members, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths." * "Baptisms...
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Baptism
Magazine article from: Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society; 9/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Learning Foreign text omitted...) Baptism. By David P. Scaer. Confessional Lutheran...David P. Scaer's theological work on baptism is volume 11 of a new series in confessional...written his dissertation on the subject of baptism, it was fitting that he was chosen for...
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Baptism -- the Basis of Church Unity?: The Question of Baptism in Faith and Order.
Magazine article from: The Ecumenical Review; 10/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...reconciling love of God. Therefore, our one baptism into Christ constitutes a call to the...fellowship."(1) This is a quotation from Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry (BEM), the...process of church responses regarding baptism will show that, while there has been...
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Jesus' baptism in the Jordan.
Magazine article from: Theological Studies; 6/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; The baptism of Jesus is recorded in some detail by...importance must have been placed on the baptism very early. For Mark it is the beginning...the disciples from the time of Jesus' baptism (Acts 1:22). In a very short summary...
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Baptism and Faith: Their Relationship in our Salvific Encounter with God Today in the Light of the New Testament Baptismal Theology and Vatican II Sacramental Theology.
Magazine article from: Theological Studies; 6/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...or more specifically, faith and baptism. He begins with a consideration...classical biblical texts relating to baptism, and identifies important themes...Christocentric and pneumatological aspects of baptism; the soteriological and eschatological...
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Irenaeus and the baptism of Jesus.
Magazine article from: Theological Studies; 12/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...displays a remarkable interest in Jesus' baptism and the accompanying anointing by the Spirit. He uses Jesus' baptism primarily to demonstrate that it is the...demonstrated the importance of Jesus' baptism as "a major mystery in the eyes of the...
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At Easter time, baptisms of all kinds abound
Newspaper article from: Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA; 4/15/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...the Moravian tradition baptism is mostly celebrated...there are some adult baptisms. Baptism "celebrates God's...of her life, and (baptism) is the first step...longer holds private baptisms, Mollard said. They...
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Ecclesiological and Ecumenical Implications of Baptism.
Magazine article from: The Ecumenical Review; 10/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...ecumenical problem at present Church and baptism belong together from the very beginning...moves directly into the report of the baptism of the first Christians (Acts 2:41). In all churches baptism has since been the gateway to church membership...
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We Confess One Baptism for the Forgiveness of Sins.
Magazine article from: The Ecumenical Review; 7/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...Impulses for the Ecumenical Discussion of Baptism On the basis of an examination of the...wherever the practice of "believers' baptism" is a source of irritation. However...Faith and Order to take up the dialogue on baptism afresh in the light of the efforts of...
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Baptism
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society
...deny the efficacy of infant baptism. Anabaptists insisted that...authorized a ritual for the baptism of children ( Ordo Baptismi...1969) that discourages private baptisms. It prescribes that baptism is to take place in the parish...
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baptism
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
baptism The Greek word for the rite of baptism means ‘to dip in’ or ‘to wash...sense in the NT when Jesus predicts his coming ‘baptism’ of death (Mark 10: 38–9) and perhaps...
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Infant Baptism
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Infant Baptism. Although from the first Baptism was the universal means of entry into the Christian community...Christians are regarded as themselves Christian, and where the Baptism of households is mentioned, children may have been baptized...
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‘baptism in the Holy Spirit’
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
‘baptism in the Holy Spirit’. A doctrine now best known...cf. Mk. 1: 8), distinct from conversion or sacramental Baptism (‘water baptism’). They maintain that, as the Holy Spirit fell...
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Baptism of Christ
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Baptism of Christ. The event is recorded by the...to hear St John the Baptist and received baptism at his hands. Mk. 1: 10–...the sinless Son of God should undergo a baptism of repentance, and at the hands of a subordinate...
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