Baptize Definition

băp-tīz, băptīz
baptized, baptizes, baptizing
verb
baptized, baptizes, baptizing
To admit into Christianity by means of baptism.
American Heritage
To immerse (an individual) in water, or pour or sprinkle water over (the individual), as a symbol of admission into Christianity or a specific Christian church.
Webster's New World
To administer baptism.
Webster's New World
To cleanse or purify.
American Heritage
To subject to an initiation or an ordeal that purifies or cleanses.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Baptize

  • Middle English baptizen from Old French baptiser from Late Latin baptīzāre from Greek baptizein from baptein to dip

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French baptiser, batisier, from Ecclesiastical Latin baptizare, from Ancient Greek βαπτίζω (baptizō, “to immerse, plunge, baptize”).

    From Wiktionary

Baptize Sentence Examples

  • Therefore they baptize no one until he is thirty years of age.

  • In cases of imminent death a layman or a woman could baptize, and in the case of new-born children it is often necessary.

  • In conditional baptism the Latins, since about the year 1227, use the formula, " If thou art not baptized, then do I baptize thee," &c. The Latins further insist on a strict observance of the traditional matter and form.

  • The fact is that the Montanists represented the conservatism of their day, and even now the Roman Church admits the right of laymen to baptize when a priest cannot be had.

  • From about the beginning of the 12th century, when it became usual to baptize infants soon after their birth instead of at stated times (Easter and Pentecost), the ceremony of scrutiny was incorporated with that of the actual baptism.

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Words Starting With

BBABAP

Words Ending With

EZEIZE

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Words Starting With B and Ending With E

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With B7 Letter Words Ending With E