bapteme
Middle English
/ˈbapteːm(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- The practice or custom of baptism Christian sacrament involving being dipped or sprinkled with water
- (figurative) Belief in the tenets of Christianity.
- (Bible) The water that came from Jesus after his stabbing during his crucifixion.
- (rare) Any similar religious ceremony or practice often involving water
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French bapteme 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
- baptism English
- baptismal English
- baptistry English
- debaptism English
- paedobaptism English
- pedobaptism 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
- baptis Middle English
- baptise Middle English
- baptize 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