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baptism noun
/ˈbæp.tɪ.zəm/ n [C or U] Definition
a Christian ceremony in which a person has water poured on their head, or is covered for a very short time in water, in order to show that they have become a member of the Christian Church
infant baptism
(Definition of baptism noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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