baptism

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English bapteme, baptesme, from Old French batesme or bapteme, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptisma, from Ancient Greek βάπτισμα (báptisma, “dipping, baptism”), from βαπτίζω (baptízō, “I dip in liquid”). Displaced native Old English fulwiht. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbæptɪzəm/ === Noun === baptism (countable and uncountable, plural baptisms) (Christianity) A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and sometimes given a name, generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or submerged in water. Synonym: christening A similar ceremony of initiation, purification or naming. (philosophy) The moment at which an object is first assigned a proper name. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Burmese: ဗတ္တိဇံ (batti.jam) → Shan: ပပ်ႉတိၸမ်ႇ (pâ̰p tǐ tsàm) Hawaiian: papakema, papekema ==== Translations ==== === See also === === Anagrams === bit maps, bit-maps, bitmaps == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French baptisme. === Noun === baptism n (uncountable) a Baptist denomination ==== Declension ====