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baptize
baptize, baptise XIII. — OF. baptisier (mod. baptiser) — ecclL. baptizāre — Gr. baptízein, f. báptein dip; see -IZE.
So baptism XIV. ME. baptesme — OF. baptesme (mod. baptême) — ecclL. baptismus — ecclGr. baptismós. Baptist name of John, forerunner of Jesus Christ. XII. — (O)F. baptiste — ecclL. baptista — ecclGr. baptistḗs. |
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T. F. HOAD. "baptize." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "baptize." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-baptize.html T. F. HOAD. "baptize." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-baptize.html |
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baptize
bap·tize / ˈbapˌtīz; bapˈtīz/ • v. [tr.] administer baptism to (someone); christen: he was baptized Joshua. ∎ admit (someone) into a specified church by baptism: Mark had been baptized a Catholic. ∎ give a name or nickname to: he baptized the science of narrative “narratology.” |
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"baptize." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "baptize." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-baptize.html "baptize." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-baptize.html |
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