bapteme

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === bapteeme, baptem, baptesme, baptim, baptisme, baptym baptise, baptyste, baptist, baptis, baptize (rare poetic variants) === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French bapteme, baptesme, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptisma, Ancient Greek βάπτισμα (báptisma, “dipping, baptism”), from βαπτίζω (baptízō, “I dip in liquid”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bapˈtɛːm(ə)/, /bapˈteːm(ə)/, /ˈbaptim(ə)/ === Noun === bapteme The practice of baptism (Christian sacrament involving dipping or sprinkling with water) Synonyms: baptisynge, fulloght (figurative) Belief in the tenets of Christianity. (biblical) The water that came from Jesus after being stabbed during his crucifixion. (rare) A similar religious ceremony or practice (often involving water) ==== Related terms ==== baptisen baptiste baptisterie baptisynge ==== Descendants ==== English: baptism (< baptisme)→ Burmese: ဗတ္တိဇံ (batti.jam)→ Shan: ပပ်ႉတိၸမ်ႇ (pâ̰p tǐ tsàm)Hawaiian: papakema, papekema Scots: bapteesm (< baptisme) ==== References ==== “baptēme, -esme, -isme, -īme, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 28 April 2018. “baptī̆s(t, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 28 April 2018.