Definition of
baptism has definitions from the fields of religion,Christianity
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[ noun ] (religion,Christianity) a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth

Examples

"most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism"

Related terms

sacrament christening immersion affusion aspersion baptize

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Rhymes with

vigilantism pietism autism defeatism irredentism electromagnetism absenteeism magnetism separatism conservatism geotropism astigmatism despotism nepotism pragmatism stigmatism dogmatism ergotism rheumatism hypnotism patriotism egotism ferromagnetism protestantism taoism nazism ethnocentrism ism escapism monetarism militarism elitism leftism favoritism elitism diamagnetism absolutism monism dimorphism positivism polymorphism skepticism negativism criticism activism relativism gnosticism conservativism eroticism isomorphism nativism mysticism dwarfism collectivism deism prism monotheism sadism buddhism vegetarianism atavism fetishism fascism nestorianism tribalism vandalism multiculturalism mccarthyism masochism polytheism mormonism cubism methodism theism realism chasm truism pacifism idealism classicism narcissism feminism surrealism darwinism stalinism recidivism careerism amateurism marxism lyricism leninism cynicism jansenism atheism aphorism extremism mannerism sexism voyeurism jainism altruism impressionism parochialism paternalism satanism paganism symbolism authoritarianism ostracism hedonism zionism fundamentalism formalism organism alcoholism feudalism opportunism optimism federalism nihilism obstructionism romanticism fanaticism neutralism surrealism expansionism euphemism imperialism republicanism revisionism anglo-catholicism humanism hooliganism environmentalism empiricism hellenism naturalism supernaturalism bolshevism nationalism radicalism dynamism mutualism stoicism diastrophism dualism determinism moralism fatalism racialism totalitarianism puritanism creationism expressionism provincialism evangelism catholicism arianism anti-catholicism anachronism unionism chauvinism confucianism microorganism protectionism emotionalism catechism metabolism professionalism mercantilism socialism egalitarianism capitalism materialism mechanism populism liberalism legalism pluralism sensationalism unilateralism cannibalism jingoism journalism animism americanism isolationism monasticism pessimism centralism perfectionism minimalism individualism internationalism sectarianism communism commercialism colonialism antagonism abolitionism

Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

baptismal Baptists Baptist baptise Baptiste Baptista Baptisia baptised baptistry baptistic baptistery baptize baptized

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