baptizing

Speech parts

1. baptizing - Noun

2. baptizing - Verb

Meaning

of Baptize

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

christen convert name call baptize epiphany naming baptism admit initiate baptized recruit immersion enroll baptismal
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Antonyms

bar ban shut veto exclude dissent
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Examples

John the Baptist, who we are told was related by blood to Jesus, was preaching the impending judgement of God, urging repentance and moral reform, and baptizing in the Jordan River those who responded. Kenneth Scott Latourette

They ridicule us for baptizing infants, praying for the dead, and asking the prayers of the saints. Bernard of Clairvaux

Dancing at the carnival, baptizing on all saints day. Catalan Proverb

A few years later, Jesuit priest Diego Luis de San Vitores and his assistant, Pedro Calungsod were brutally killed by Chief Mata'pang of Tomhom (Tumon) allegedly for baptizing the Chief's baby girl without the Chief's consent. Source: Internet

Although baptismal dates are often used to approximate birth dates, some families waited years before baptizing children, and adult baptisms are the norm in some religions. Source: Internet

Among those that do, differences can be found in the manner and mode of baptizing and in the understanding of the significance of the rite. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

baptizee baptizement baptizer baptornithid bapu baqarkhani