Baptism

Definition: Baptism

Baptism

Noun

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

Date "baptism" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1200. (references)

Specialty Definitions: Baptism

Domain	Definitions
Satire	BAPTISM, n. A sacred rite of such efficacy that he who finds himself in heaven without having undergone it will be unhappy forever. It is performed with water in two ways -- by immersion, or plunging, and by aspersion, or sprinkling. But whether the plan of immersion Is better than simple aspersion Let those immersed And those aspersed Decide by the Authorized Version, And by matching their agues tertian. G.J. Source: Devil's Dictionary.
Dream Interpretation	To dream of baptism, signifies that your character needs strengthening by the practice of temperance in advocating your opinions to the disparagement of your friends. To dream that you are an applicant, signifies that you will humiliate your inward self for public favor. To dream that you see John the Baptist baptizing Christ in the Jordan, denotes that you will have a desperate mental struggle between yielding yourself to labor in meagre capacity for the sustenance of others, or follow desires which might lead you into wealth and exclusiveness. To see the Holy Ghost descending on Christ, is significant of resignation to duty and abnegation of self. If you are being baptized with the Holy Ghost and fire, means that you will be thrown into a state of terror over being discovered in some lustful engagement. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted ....
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Specialty Definition: Baptism

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Child's Baptism

Baptism is a Christian ritual or sacrament performed with water, applied 'in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit', by which the baptised person is incorporated into the life and the teachings of Christ, in the context of a Christian church.

Background in Jewish ritual

The ritual of baptism originates in the purification rites of Jewish law and tradition. In the Tanakh and tradition of the teachers of the Torah, a ritual bath for purification from uncleanness used to be required under specified circumstances, in order to be restored to a condition of ritual purity. For example, women after menses, and after a number of blood-free days following child-birth, were washed in a ritual bath, called a mikveh. Those who became ritually defiled by contact with something infectious, would also use the mikveh as part of their healing. Washing was also required for converts. Through practices such as these, immersion in the mikveh came to represent purification and restoration, and qualification for full religious participation in the life of the community.

This kind of ablution, or ritual washing, although once common everywhere in Jewish life especially for women, nevertheless was not for the Jews the ordinance of central religious prominence that it is in the New Testament. Bathing is something that is done often, just as eating or toileting are performed repeatedly, and in the life of observant Jews it was governed as nearly all things were, by instructions. The fact that something like a bath is performed frequently underscores its practical importance and ritual ties routine into life before the Lord; but importance of this kind may not be the same thing as religious significance. In Judaism, the ritual bath does not have the same religious significance that it has in Christianity. Most ordinances of ritual washing have been regarded as inapplicable by modern Judaism, although fundamentalist Jews strive to practice, more strictly, what can be found in the ancient instructions.

Explanation

The Christian explanation of baptism as the definitive rite, by which the baptized person is indicated to be fully qualified for participation in the life of the Church, begins with the career of John, the cousin of Jesus of Nazareth. Those who believe that John was a prophet identify baptism with his message concerning the putting away of sin, in preparation for the coming of the Messiah.

He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. As is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: "A voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him. Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low. The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth. And all mankind will see God's salvation.'"

Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.

John declared that repentance was necessary, prior to forgiveness. There must be a return to God. This implies that the stain of sin is not ineradicable, but can be removed by putting off polluting acts and returning to the way of the Lord, all of which was symbolized in his baptism.

The Christians believe that John also taught that his baptism was not finally sufficient, and that repentance would not attain to its goal of separation from sin, apart from a greater baptism which it was not in his power to give. According to the Gospel of Luke, John taught, "I baptize you with water; but one comes who is stronger than I, of whom I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire; his winnowing fork is in his hand to clean out his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his storehouse, but the chaff he will burn with inextinguishable fire." Christians believe that John's baptism shows that the effort to make oneself acceptable to God by repentance would be superseded, made complete by the coming of the Lamb of God that takes away sins.

According to the Gospel of John, after John baptized Jesus, he testified concerning him, "I have seen the Spirit coming down as a dove from heaven, and it remained upon him. And I had not known him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water, that one said to me, On whomever you see the Spirit coming down and remaining upon him,this is the one baptizing with the Holy Spirit. And I have seen, and I have testified that this is the son of God." "Behold the Lamb of God, that takes away the sins of the world." From this point on, water baptism became identified with the followers of Jesus, who preached "Repent, for the kingdom of God is near."

Ecumenical statement

According to one ecumenical statement prepared by representatives across a spectrum of Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Protestant traditions of Christianity, a common understanding of baptism may be derived from the New Testament.

" ... according to Acts 2, baptisms follow from Peter's preaching and lead those baptized to life in the community: "They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers" (2:42) as well as to the distribution of goods to those in need (2:45). Those who heard, who were baptized and entered the community's life, were already made witnesses of and partakers in the promises of God for the last days: the forgiveness of sins and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on all flesh (2:38). Similarly, in what may well be a baptismal pattern, 1 Peter testifies that proclamation of the resurrection of Jesus Christ and teaching about new life (1:3-21) lead to purification and new birth (1:22-23). This, in turn, is followed by eating and drinking God's food (2:2-3), by participation in the life of the community - the royal priesthood, the new temple, the people of God (2:4-10) - and by further moral formation (2:11 ff.). At the beginning of 1 Peter the writer sets this baptism in the context of obedience to Christ and sanctification by the Spirit (1:2). So baptism into Christ is seen as baptism into the Spirit (cf. 1 Cor. 12:13). In the fourth gospel Jesus' discourse with Nicodemus indicates that birth by water and Spirit becomes the gracious means of entry into the place where God rules (John 3:5)." [1]

The most commonly cited reference for the command justifying the continuing practice of baptism by Christians, is the "Great Commission," found in the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 28, verses 18-20. It is typically viewed as a means by which a person is joined to Christ and his body, the Church, after which the newly baptized person is considered to be a Christian.

Mode

Most Christians do not believe that the mode by which baptism is administered is essential to the rite. Most Western Church traditions practice sprinkling (aspersion) or pouring as a mode of baptism, often using a specially constructed bowl to hold the water, a baptismal font. Eastern Church traditions specify immersion, symbolizing burial with Christ. Catholic traditions use specially prepared water for baptism when available and believe baptism to be a sacrament intended for infant children as well as for adults. These Christians believe that sacraments are a means by which the grace of God is conveyed or imparted to participants, with a real role in washing away the believer's sins and imparting new life to the person being baptized. This view is held by Roman Catholicism, all of Eastern Christianity, and many Protestant groups including Anglicans, Lutherans and most Reformed churches (each with distinctive understandings according to their traditions). According to Roman Catholic dogma baptism is one of the three sacraments that make an indelible mark upon the soul.

Catholic and Orthodox baptism

The liturgy of baptism in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox tradition makes clear reference to baptism as a symbolic burial and resurrection, and draws parallels to the experience of Noah and the passage of the Israelites through the Red Sea divided by Moses. Thus baptism is symbolically not only cleansing, but also dying and rising again with Christ. Those who do not have a liturgy of baptism may also use the same parallels in scripture.

The Catholic Church prescribes that in case of emergency any person, even someone not baptized, can baptize, if he has the required intention. The words "N., I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit," are said while pouring water three times on the head. The sign of the cross is then made over the recipient. The omission of the name or the sign of the cross and the addition of 'Amen' at the end have no effect on the validity of the sacrament. The validity of Baptism is doubtful if impure water is used. In such a case, the sacrament should be repeated conditionally with certainly valid matter as soon as possible if the emergency persists. (See Moral Theology by Fr. Heribert Jone)

Baptist baptism

Baptist groups derive their name from the restrictions that they traditionally place on the mode and subjects of the ordinance of baptism. Immersion is regarded as the only legitimate, biblical baptism; and baptism is not administered to children. Those who hold views influenced by the Baptists, may perform the ceremony indoors in a baptismal, a swimming pool, or bathtub, or outdoors in a creek or river: as long as there is water, nothing prevents the performance of Baptism. Protestant groups influenced by these convictions usually emphasize that it memorializes the death and resurrection of Jesus, which by a gift of God has become the principle of repentance and new life for those who have professed belief in Him, symbolizing spiritual death with regard to sin and a new life of faith in God. They typically teach that baptism does not accomplish anything, but is an outward sign or testimony, a personal act, indicating the invisible reality that the person's sins have already been washed away as a result of their profession of faith. Rather than by what they say baptism is, Baptist views are distinguished more by what they say it is not (not for children, not by sprinkling, not a sacrament, not a means of grace).

Mormon baptism

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints baptizes children of Mormon parents at the age of eight, which is considered the age at which children know good from evil and become accountable for their actions. Converts aged eight and older are baptized. The Church also practices baptism for the dead.

Non-Christian baptism

Mandaeans, who abhor Jesus and Moses as false prophets, revere John the Baptist and practice frequent baptism.

Synonyms within Context: Baptism

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Nomenclature	Noun: nomenclature; naming; Verb: nuncupation, nomination, baptism; orismology; onomatopoeia; antonomasia.
Rite	Baptism, christening, chrism; circumcision; baptismal regeneration; font.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Baptism

English words defined with "baptism": Anabaptism, Anabaptist denomination, Apostle spoon, aspersion ♦ baptise, baptismal, Baptismal name, Baptist Church, Baptists, Baptization, baptize, Blood baptism ♦ Catabaptist, catechesis, catechist, christen, christening, Christian church, Christian name, Close communion ♦ Disciples of Christ, Dunkard, dunker ♦ godchild, godfather, godmother, godparent ♦ Halfway covenant, Hypothetical baptism ♦ Illuminati, immersion, Immersionist ♦ -ism ♦ Lay baptism, limbo ♦ Mennonitism ♦ Pedobaptism, Pedobaptist ♦ Rebaptism, Rebaptization ♦ Spiritual incest, sprinkling ♦ Tradition Sunday, Trisacramentarian, Tunker ♦ Unsacrament. (references)

Specialty definitions using "baptism": Armenians, Attingians, AVERNUS ♦ Baptism for the dead, Baptism of Christ ♦ Cerinthians, Child of God, Christian Traditions, Clorinda ♦ Deluge ♦ FRYING ♦ God-child, Gorham Controversy ♦ Opus Operatum ♦ Particular Baptists ♦ Remigius ♦ Sobrino, Sword-makers, Symbolism of Colours. (references)

Etymologies containing "baptism": Baptization ♦ Egotism ♦ Pedobaptism. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Baptism" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

Swedish (baptist faith).

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Modern Usage: Baptism

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	The rain on my car is a baptism, the new me, Power Lloyd, my assualt on the world begins now. (Say Anything...; writing credit: Cameron Crowe) Well, I have a question to ask you. Answer it, and I will tell you by whose authority I act. The Baptism of John - was it from God, or was it from man? (Godspell; writing credit: David Greene; John-Michael Tebelak)
Movie/TV Titles	Baptism of Fire (1943) Anona's Baptism (1912) Roe vs. Roe: Baptism by Fire (1998) Baptism of Thieves (1996) American Angels: Baptism of Blood (1989)
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Commercial Usage: Baptism

Domain	Title
Books	Baptism Eucharist and Ministry (reference) Baptism in the New Testament (reference) Baptism With the Holy Spirit (reference) Christian Initiation and Baptism in the Holy Spirit: Evidence from the First Eight Centuries (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	American Angels: Baptism of Blood (reference) Baptism of Jesus (reference) How to Receive the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and Share it with Others (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Baptism (reference) Dancehall Baptism - Chapter Two (reference) Dancehall Baptism Chapter One (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
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Familiar Quotations: Baptism

Author	Quotation
Alcuin	Men can be attracted but not forced to the faith. You may drive people to baptism, you won't move them one step further to religion.
Robert G. Ingersoll	With soap baptism is a good thing.
Samuel Butler	Vaccination is the medical sacrament corresponding to baptism.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Baptism

Title	Author	Quote
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	As the waters of baptism cleanse the soul with the body so do the fires of punishment torture the spirit with the flesh.
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Non-Fiction Usage: Baptism

Subject	Topic	Quote
Civil Liberties	Jamaica	He complained that he was denied use of the prison chapel for a Rastafarian baptism. (references)
	Bulgaria	At the Department of Theology of Sofia University, all students are required to present a certificate of baptism from the Orthodox Church, and married couples must present a marriage certificate from the Church in order to enroll in the Department's classes. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	DELUGE, n. A notable first experiment in baptism which washed away the sins (and sinners) of the world.
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Speeches: Baptism

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Warren G. Harding	1921-1923	Ours is an organic law which had but one ambiguity, and we saw that effaced in a baptism of sacrifice and blood, with union maintained, the Nation supreme, and its concord inspiring.
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Usage Frequency: Baptism

"Baptism" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Baptism" is used about 431 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	431	13,316

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Baptism

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "baptism".
Name	Gender	Language	Meaning
Tebaliah	N/A	Biblical	Baptism
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Expressions: Baptism

Expressions using "baptism": baptism for the dead ♦ baptism of blood ♦ baptism of Christ ♦ baptism of fire ♦ Blood baptism ♦ Clinical baptism ♦ Hypothetical baptism ♦ Lay baptism. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Baptism

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
baptism	3,352
baptism gift	2,219
baptism invitation	798
baptism favor	204
baptism gown	176
baptism photo	132
baptism holy spirit	115
baptism picture	104
baptism cake	99
baptism certificate	95
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Modern Translations: Baptism

Language		Translations for "baptism"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaan		doop (christening). (various references)

Albanian		provë e parë, pagëzim (baptizing, christening, epiphany). (various references)

Arabic		‏المعمودية, ‏العماد (support), ‏أول تجربة يواجهها المرء. (various references)

Bulgarian		кръщение (christening). (various references)

Chinese		洗礼 (Baptismal, Christen, Christened, Christening), 洗禮 . (various references)

Czech		křest (christening). (various references)

Dutch		doopsel (christening), doop (additive, christening). (various references)

Esperanto		bapto (christening). (various references)

Farsi		غسل تعمید, تعمید, اءین غسل تعمیدونامگذاری . (various references)

Finnish		kastetoimitus, kaste (christening, condensation, dew, fogging). (various references)

French		baptême (baptizing). (various references)

German		taufe (baptize, christening, launching). (various references)

Greek		βάπτισμα (christening). (various references)

Hebrew		�"טבל�" (dipping, immersion). (various references)

Hungarian		keresztség, keresztelés (baptizing). (various references)

Indonesian		babptis, permandian (bath, bathing place). (various references)

Irish		baiste (of baptism). (various references)

Italian		battesimo (christening). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		洗礼式 (baptismal ceremony), 洗礼 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		せ�"れいしき (baptismal ceremony), せ�"れい (age of a vessel, bright, gorgeous, precedent, resplendent beauty, vivid). (various references)

Korean		세례 (Baptismal). (various references)

Manx		bashtey (baptize, christen, christening). (various references)

Papiamen		boutismo (christening). (various references)

Pig Latin		aptismbay.(various references)

Portuguese		batismo (christening, wings). (various references)

Romanian		botez. (various references)

Russian		крещение (baptizing, christening, immersion, twelfth day, Twelfth-day). (various references)

Scottish		baisteadh. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		baptizam, krštenje (baptizing, christening). (various references)

Spanish		bautismo (baptizing, christening). (various references)

Swedish		dop (christening, Dominican peso). (various references)

Thai		พีธีล้างบาปในศาสนาคริสต์. (various references)

Turkish		vaftiz töreni, vaftiz (baptismal, christening), ilk deneyim, ilk deneme. (various references)

Ukranian		хрещення (christening, immersion), христини. (various references)

Welsh		bedydd (christening). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Baptism

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	baptisma, baptismata, baptismate, baptismatum, baptismis, baptismo, baptismum, baptismus. (various references)
Old English	450-1100	fulwiht. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Baptism

Language	Date	Source	Mark Chapter 10, Verse 38
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	O de ihsouV eipen autoiV ouk oidate ti aiteisqe dunasqe piein to pothrion o egw pinw kai to baptisma o egw baptizomai baptisqhnai
Latin	405	Vulgate	Iesus autem ait eis nescitis quid petatis potestis bibere calicem quem ego bibo aut baptismum quo ego baptizor baptizari
Old English	990	West Saxon	Ða cwæð se hælend. gyt nyten hwætgyt byddað. Mage gyt drincen þanne calixþe ic drinke. & beon ge-fulled on þam fulluhteþe ic beo ge-fullod.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And Jhesus seide to hem, Ye witen not what ye axen; moun ye drynke the cuppe, which Y schal drynke, or be waischun with the baptym, in which Y am baptisid?
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	But Iesus sayd vnto the: Ye wot not what ye axe. Can ye dryncke of the cup that I shall dryncke of and be baptised in ye baptime that I shalbe baptised in?
Jacobean English	1611	King James	But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?
Victorian English	1833	Webster	But Jesus said to them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?
Basic English	1964	Ogden	But Jesus said to them, You have no knowledge of what you are saying. Are you able to take of my cup? or to undergo the baptism which I am to undergo?
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Baptism

Language	Mark Chapter 10, Verse 38
Bulgarian	Те му рекоха: �"ай ни да седнем, един отдясно Ти, а един отляво Ти в Твоята слава.
Cebuano	Apan si Jesus miingon kanila, "Wala kamo mahibalo sa inyong gipangayo. Makahimo ba kamo sa pag-inom sa kopa nga akong ginaimnan, o sa pagpabautismo sa bautismo nga ginabautismo kanako?"
Chinese	耶穌說、 � 們不知 �" 所求的是 �"� 麼。我所喝的杯． � 們能喝麼．我所受的洗、 � 們能受麼。
Croatian	A Isus im reèe: "Ne znate što ištete. Možete li piti èašu koju ja pijem, ili krstiti se krstom kojim se ja krstim?"
Danish	Men Jesus sagde til dem: "I vide ikke, hvad I bede om. Kunne I drikke den Kalk, som jeg drikker, eller døbes med den Dåb, som jeg døbes med?"
Dutch	Maar Jezus zeide tot hen: Gij weet niet, wat gij begeert. Kunt gij den drinkbeker drinken, dien Ik drink, en met den doop gedoopt worden, daar Ik mede gedoopt word?
Finnish	Mutta Jeesus sanoi heille: "Te ette tiedä, mitä anotte. Voitteko juoda sen maljan, jonka minä juon, tahi tulla kastetuiksi sillä kasteella, jolla minut kastetaan?"
French	Jésus leur répondit: Vous ne savez ce que vous demandez. Pouvez-vous boire la coupe que je dois boire, ou être baptisés du baptême dont je dois être baptisé? Nous le pouvons, dirent-ils.
Gaelic	Is thuirt Iosa riutha: Chan eil fhios agaibh de tha sibh ag iarraidh. An urrainn dhuibh a chailis ol, a tha mise dol a dhol, no bhith air ur baisteadh leis a bhaisteadh leis a bheil mise rim bhaisteadh?
German	Jesus aber sprach zu ihnen: Ihr wisset nicht, was ihr bittet. Könnt ihr den Kelch trinken, den ich trinke, und euch taufen lassen mit der Taufe, mit der ich getauft werde?
Haitian Creole	Jezi reponn yo: -Nou pa konnen sa n'ap mande la a. Eske nou ka bwè nan menm gode mwen pral bwè a? Eske nou ka resevwa menm batèm mwen pral resevwa a?
Hungarian	Jézus pedig monda nékik: Nem tudjátok, mit kértek. Megihatjátok-é a pohárt, a melyet én megiszom; és megkeresztelkedhettek-é azzal a keresztséggel, a melylyel én megkeresztelkedem?
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	"Kalian tidak tahu apa yang kalian minta," kata Yesus kepada mereka, "Sanggupkah kalian minum dari piala penderitaan yang akan Aku minum dan masuk ke dalam kancah penderitaan yang akan Aku masuki?"
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Tetapi kata Yesus kepadanya, "Kamu tiada ketahui apa yang kamu pinta. Bolehkah kamu minum cawan minuman yang Aku akan minum itu? Atau bolehkah kamu dibaptiskan dengan baptisan yang Aku akan dibaptiskan itu?"
Italian	Gesù disse loro: «Voi non sapete ciò che domandate. Potete bere il calice che io bevo, o ricevere il battesimo con cui io sono battezzato?». Gli risposero: «Lo possiamo».
Korean	예 수 께 서 가 라 사 대 ` 너 희 구 하 �" 것 을 너 희 가 알 지 못 하 �" 도 다 너 희 가 나 의 마 시 �" �" 을 마 시 며 나 의 받 �" 세 례 를 받 을 수 있 느 냐 ?'
Latvian	Bet Jçzus viòiem sacîja: Jûs nezinât, ko lûdzat. Vai jûs varat dzert to biíeri, ko es dzeru, un tapt kristîti kristîbâ, kurâ es tieku kristîts?
Maori	Na ko te meatanga a Ihu ki a raua, Kahore korua e matau ki ta korua e inoi nei; e ahei ranei korua te inu i te kapu ka inumia nei e ahau? kia iriiria ki te iriiringa ka iriiria nei ahau?
Modern Greek	Ο δε Ιησους ειπε προς αυτους· �"εν εξευρετε τι ζητειτε. �"υνασθε να πιητε το ποτηριον, το οποιον εγω πινω, και να βαπτισθητε το βαπτισμα, το οποιον εγω βαπτιζομαι;
Norwegian	Men Jesus sa til dem: I vet ikke hvad det er I ber om. Kan I drikke den kalk jeg drikker, eller døpes med den dåp jeg døpes med?
Portuguese	Mas Jesus lhes disse: Não sabeis o que pedis; podeis beber o cálice que eu bebo, e ser batizados no batismo em que eu sou batizado?
Rumanian	Isus le -a rqspuns: ,,Nu wtiyi ce cereyi. Puteyi voi sq beyi paharul, pe care am sq -l beau Eu, sau sq fiyi botezayi cu botezul cu care am sq fiu botezat Eu?``
Russian	оП йЙУХУ УЛБЪБМ ЙН: ОЕ ЪОБЕФЕ, ЮЕЗП � ТПУЙФЕ. нПЦЕФЕ МЙ � ЙФШ ЮБЫХ, ЛПФПТХА с � ША, Й ЛТЕУФЙФШУС ЛТЕЭЕОЙЕН, ЛПФПТЩН с ЛТЕЭХУШ?
Shuar	Tura Jesus Tímiayi "Atum seatrumna nu nékatsrume. Wi umartatjana nu umarminkaitrum. Tura Wi imiantiatjana Núnisrum imianminkaitrum" Tímiayi.
Spanish	Entonces Jesús les dijo: --No sabéis lo que pedís. ¿Podéis beber la copa que yo bebo, o ser bautizados con el bautismo con que yo soy bautizado?
Swahili	Yesu akawaambia, "Hamjui mnachoomba! Je, mnaweza kunywa kikombe nitakachokunywa, au kubatizwa kama nitakavyobatizwa?"
Swedish	Men Jesus sade till dem: "I veten icke vad I begären. Kunnen I dricka den kalk som jag dricker, eller genomgå det dop som jag genomgår?"
Thai	พระเยซูจึงตรัสแก่เขาว่า "ที่ท่านขอนั้นท่านไม่เข้าใจ ถ้วยซึ่งเราจะ�"ื่มนั้นท่านจะ�"ื่มไ�"้หรือ และบัพติศมานั้นซึ่งเราจะรับ ท่านจะรับไ�"้หรือ"
Ukrainian	А Ісус відказав їм: Не зна�"те, чого просите. Чи ж можете ви пити чашу, що Я її п'ю, і христитися хрищенням, що Я ним хрищуся?
Uma	Na'uli' Yesus mpo'uli' -raka: "Uma ni'incai napa to niperapi' tetu. Ha nipakule' mpai' mpokolo kaparia to kana kukolo Aku' -e? Ha nipakule' mpotodohaka to kutodohaka-e mpai'?"
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Baptism

Derivations
	Words beginning with "baptism": baptismal, baptismally, baptisms. (additional references)
	Words ending with "baptism": anabaptism, rebaptism. (additional references)
	Words containing "baptism": anabaptisms, rebaptisms. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Baptism" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: babtism, bapti, baptisma, baptizm, bartism, batpist, butism, buttyism. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Baptism"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "baptism" (pronounced ba"pti'zum)
5	-t i' z u m	absolutism, astigmatism, autism, conservatism, corporatism, defeatism, despotism, diamagnetism, dogmatism, egotism, electromagnetism, elitism, ergotism, favoritism, ferromagnetism, helotism, hypnotism, Irredentism, leftism, magnetism, nepotism, patriotism, pietism, pragmatism, rheumatism, separatism, statism, vigilantism.
4	-i' z u m	abolitionism, absenteeism, activism, adventurism, agrarianism, alcoholism, altruism, amateurism, anachronism, aneurism, animism, antagonism, aphorism, atavism, atheism, authoritarianism, barbarism, bilingualism, bolshevism, boosterism, botulism, cannibalism, capitalism, catechism, centralism, chauvinism, classicism, collectivism, colonialism, commercialism, communism, consumerism, counterterrorism, creationism, criticism, cronyism, cubism, cynicism, dandyism, deism, determinism, diastrophism, dimorphism, Druidism, dualism, dwarfism, dynamism, egalitarianism, egoism, embolism, emotionalism, empiricism, entrepreneurialism, environmentalism, eroticism, escapism, ethnocentrism, euphemism, evangelism, expansionism, expressionism, extremism, factionalism, fanaticism, fascism, fatalism, federalism, feminism, fetishism, feudalism, formalism, fundamentalism, futurism, geotropism, gnosticism, gradualism, hedonism, heroism, hooliganism, humanism, idealism, illusionism, imperialism, impressionism, incrementalism, individualism, intellectualism, internationalism, interventionism, isolationism, isomorphism, jingoism, journalism, legalism, lesbianism, liberalism, lyricism, mannerism, masochism, materialism, mechanism, mercantilism, mesmerism, metabolism, methodism, microorganism, militarism, minimalism, modernism, monasticism, monetarism, monism, monotheism, moralism, multiculturalism, multilateralism, mutualism, mysticism, narcissism, nationalism, nativism, naturalism, negativism, neutralism, nihilism, obstructionism, opportunism, optimism, organism, ostracism, overoptimism, pacifism, paganism, parallelism, parkinsonism, parochialism, pastoralism, paternalism, perfectionism, pessimism, pharisaism, plagiarism, pluralism, polymorphism, polytheism, populism, positivism, professionalism, protectionism, provincialism, puritanism, racialism, racism, radicalism, realism, recidivism, relativism, republicanism, revisionism, romanticism, sadism, satanism, sectarianism, secularism, sensationalism, sexism, skepticism, socialism, stoicism, supernaturalism, surrealism, symbolism, synergism, territorialism, terrorism, theism, tokenism, totalitarianism, tourism, truism, unionism, vandalism, vegetarianism, voluntarism, volunteerism, voyeurism.
3	-z u m	bosom, careerism, chasm, cytoplasm, enthusiasm, iconoclasm, ism, microcosm, neoplasm, orgasm, phantasm, prism, sarcasm, schism, spasm.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Baptism

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-i-m-p-s-t"
	-1 letter: ambits.
	-2 letters: ambit, baits, bimas, iambs, maist, pimas, pitas, spait, stamp, tamis, tamps, tapis.
	-3 letters: aims, aits, amis, amps, bait, bams, baps, bast, bats, bias, bima, bits, iamb, imps, isba, maps, mast, mats, mibs, mist, pams, past, pats, pias, pima, pita, pits, samp, sati, sima, simp, smit, spam, spat, spit, stab, tabs, tamp, tams, taps, tips.
	-4 letters: abs, aim, ais, ait, ami, amp, apt, asp, bam, bap, bas, bat, bis, bit, imp, ism, its, map, mas, mat, mib, mis, pam, pas, pat, pia, pis, pit, psi, sab, sap, sat, sib, sim, sip, sit, spa, tab, tam, tap, tas, tip, tis.
	-5 letters: ab, ai, am, as, at, ba, bi, is, it, ma, mi, pa, pi, si, ta, ti.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-i-m-p-s-t"
	+1 letter: baptisms.
	+2 letters: baptismal, rebaptism.
	+3 letters: anabaptism, rebaptisms, suboptimal, subprimate.
	+4 letters: anabaptisms, baptismally, compatibles, subprimates.
	+5 letters: amphibolites, problematics.
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