baptism
noun[CorU]
religionuk/ˈbæp.tɪ.zəm/us/ˈbæp.tɪ.zəm/aChristianceremonyin which apersonhaswaterpouredontheirhead, or iscoveredfor a veryshorttimeinwater, inorderto show that thatpersonhasbecomeamemberof theChristianChurch:
(基督教的)洗礼,浸礼infantbaptism婴儿洗礼
Religious ceremonies & prayers
- alleluia
- amen
- anoint
- anointed
- anointment
- communicant
- communion
- confirm
- confirmation
- consecrate
- invocation
- litany
- liturgical
- liturgy
- ordain
- sacramental
- thanksgiving
- the last rites
- unction
- vespers
Idiom
a baptism of/by fire