rebaptism
noun[CorU]
(alsore-baptism)uk/ˌriːˈbæp.tɪ.zəm/us/ˌriːˈbæp.tɪ.zəm/aChristianceremonyinvolvingwaterin which someoneofficiallybecomesamemberof aChristianChurchagain orreturnstostrongreligiousfeelings:
TheCatholicChurchdoes not usuallyrequirerebaptism ofconvertsfrom otherChristianchurches.
Theyobjectedto the thousands of re-baptisms that were takingplace.
- Sherecentlyreturnedto herfaith,evenbeingdippedin alocalriverin a re-baptismceremony.
- Theydemandedrebaptism for all those who came to them from otherchurches.
- Thepracticeofadultrebaptism is akeyrequirementof someChristiandenominations.
Beginnings and starts
- a baptism of/by fireidiom
- advent
- baptism
- beginning
- birth
- commencement
- inception
- initiation
- introduction
- jumping-off point
- kick off
- onset
- outbreak
- square
- start
- starter
- starting time
- the thin end of the wedgeidiom
- trigger
- zero hour