Meaning & use
baptism
A Christian religious ceremony in which a person is sprinkled with or immersed in water as a sign of purification.
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The whole family gathered at the church for the baby's baptism.
Her baptism took place in a small river near the village church.
A note on using this word
Baptism is central to Christian tradition, though practices vary between infant baptism and adult baptism across denominations.
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