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English to English noun
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a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth |  | Example: most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism
source: wordnet30
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The act of baptizing; the application of water to a person, as a sacrament or religious ceremony, by which he is initiated into the visible church of Christ. This is performed by immersion, sprinkling, or pouring. | | source: webster1913
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