baptizand

== English == === Alternative forms === baptisand === Etymology === From baptize +‎ -and. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbæptɪzænd/ === Noun === baptizand (plural baptizands) A person about to submit to baptism. 1950, J. N. D. Kelly, translating the Latin translation of Testamentum Domini by I. E. Rahmani, quoted in Early Christian Creeds[1], London: Longmans, Green and Co., →ISBN, retrieved 26 January 2022, page 35: Let the baptizands stand naked in the water. A deacon should step down in like manner into the water with the baptizand […] and say, “Dost thou believe in God the Father almighty?” and the baptizand should reply, “I believe”. A person who has been baptized. === References === Bauer, Arndt, Gingrich (1957) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, pages 131–132. Book Review page, Monash University ePress, As retrieved 2009-04-23, "Thus, baptism identifies the baptisand with Christ, inaugurates the new life of Christ living within, and initiates ongoing identification with others."