rebaptize
verb
(alsore-baptize);(UKusuallyrebaptise,re-baptise)uk/ˌriː.bæpˈtaɪz/us/ˌriːˈbæp.taɪz/[IorT]
tobaptizesomeone again(=performaChristianceremonyinvolvingwatermaking someone anofficialmemberof aChristianChurch):
MostChristianchurchesteachthatonceapersonisvalidlybaptizedbywater, there is no need to rebaptize thatperson.
Hetaughtabout thenecessityto re-baptizeconvertsto theChurch.
Theydeclarethat they will nolongerre-baptise, as wastheircustompreviously.
[T]
to give someone or something a newname:
The newpresidentwaspopularlyre-baptized as "thesuccessfulone".
Thegeographyof theconqueredcontinentwas rebaptized withdesignationssuch as New Spain, New Amsterdam, or New York.
Synonym
rename
- In 1755, it wasdecidedto rebaptiseCatholicsjoiningtheOrthodoxChurch.
- Hedemandedthat they should all be re-baptized when beingreceivedinto theChurch.
- We do not rebaptize those who come from otherdenominations.
Religious ceremonies & prayers
- alleluia
- amen
- anoint
- anointed
- anointment
- christening
- communicant
- communion
- confirm
- confirmation
- hosanna
- invocation
- litany
- liturgical
- ordain
- sacramental
- thanksgiving
- the last rites
- unction
- vespers
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