Word
baptism, n.
(baptisms)
a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth
<noun.act>
baptism
sample sentences
"most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
baptismal
Baptist
baptize
baptise
semantic pointers
hypernym
sacrament
hyponym
affusion
aspersion, sprinkling
christening
immersion