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baptism

 
 

a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth; "most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism"

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  • affusion — the act of baptizing someone by pouring water on their head
  • aspersion, sprinkling — the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
  • immersion — a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged
  • christening — giving a Christian name at baptism

 
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is a kind of:

  • sacrament — a formal religious act conferring a specific grace on those who receive it

 
 

 

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