infant baptism

collocation in English

meaningsofinfantandbaptism

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infant
noun
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/ˈɪn.fənt/us
/ˈɪn.fənt/
a baby or a very ...
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baptism
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈbæp.tɪ.zəm/us
/ˈbæp.tɪ.zəm/
a Christian ceremony in which a person has water poured on their head, or is covered for a very short time in water, in order to show that that person has become a member of the ...
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(Definition ofinfantandbaptismfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Church music and art were set aside, clerical matrimony was preached, andinfantbaptismwas rejected.
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A minority in that church opposed the invitation, objecting to his rejection of the compromise oninfantbaptism.
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As a result, they reject the practice ofinfantbaptism.
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He criticized what he saw as fourteen errors of the advocates ofinfantbaptism.
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He adopted unconditional pacifism and opposedinfantbaptismand, because of the political obligations, the amassing of private property.
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They rejected the mass, images, andinfantbaptism.
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Specifically, it callsinfantbaptismextreme error.
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It does not haveinfantbaptism.
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Adult baptism and bothinfantbaptismand consecration of infants is practiced depending on the church.
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The theology thus rejectsinfantbaptism.
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His convictions regarding believer baptism (as opposed toinfantbaptism) changed his plans, however.
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The church does not practiseinfantbaptism.
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He abandoned his clerical career in 1838 because of his opposition toinfantbaptism.
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Infantbaptismis also called christening by some faith traditions.
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He sawinfantbaptismas the child's birthright.
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He continued to have a high view of the sacraments, and defended the practice ofinfantbaptism.
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Nazarenes permit both believer's baptism andinfantbaptism.
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They questioned the mass, the nature of church and state connections, andinfantbaptism.
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