baptism
English
/ˈbæptɪzəm/
noun
Definitions
- 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.
- A similar ceremony of initiation, purification or naming.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bapteme derived from Old French batesme derived from Latin baptisma (ablution, baptism) derived from Ancient Greek βάπτισμα (dipping, baptism).
Origin
Ancient Greek
βάπτισμα
Gloss
dipping, baptism
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antipaedobaptism English
- baptismal English
- baptismally English
- baptistry English
- debaptism English
- nonbaptismal English
- paedobaptism English
- pedobaptism English
- prebaptismal English
- pædobaptism English
- rebaptism English
- unbaptism English
- baptismi Finnish
- baptisma Latin
- baptismus Latin
- baptisme French
- βάπτισμα Ancient Greek
- βαπτίζω Ancient Greek
- baptisme Norwegian Bokmål
- baptisme Norwegian Nynorsk
- bapteme Middle English
- baptistery Middle English
- bapteme Old French
- batesme Old French
- βάπτισμα Greek (modern)
- baithis Old Irish
- baithsid Old Irish
- bâptême Norman
- bagëm Albanian
- baptesme Middle French
- بپتسمہ Urdu
- ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ Coptic
- badisa Malagasy