baptism

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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. countable,uncountable
    — The child’s baptism was held at the old church.
  2. A similar ceremony of initiation, purification or naming. countable,uncountable
  3. The moment at which an object is first assigned a proper name. countable,uncountable

词形变化

baptisms plural

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词源

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.
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