baptize

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Bunyan very justly condemns the idea of water baptism being either the Christian's livery or his marriage to the Saviour We do well, in our examinations into this subject, to note carefully the various applications of the word baptize, and not always attach the use of water to the term.

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  1. transitive verb To admit into Christianity by means of baptism.
  2. transitive verb To cleanse or purify.
  3. transitive verb To initiate.
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  • If he had the power to baptize, then he could also impart the Holy Spirit. —  orrologion
  • The Sacrament of Baptism is normally administered by a priest, but in an emergency, anyone can baptize -- even a non-Christian! —  About.com Catholicism
  • '' And we're going to be grandparents in November and will have a new granddaughter to baptize, so it was important for us to finish, '' Mrs. Dukes said —  QCOnline Metro News
  • John Calvin (Presbyterian): "The word baptize signifies to immerse, and it is certain that the rite of immersion was observed by the ancient church." —  To Infidelity and Back
  • I soon began to baptize, and calls came in from every side, when one day the papers brought us the news of the assassination of the Prophet Joseph and his brother Hyrum We returned immediately to Frankfort, as I expected the elders there, to learn what to do. —  The Mormon Menace The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite
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baptize:   baptized
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  1. Middle English baptizen, from Old French baptiser, from Late Latin baptīzāre, from Greek baptizein, from baptein, to dip.

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  1. from Middle English baptizen, from Late Latin baptizare, from Greek βαπτίζειν, dip in or under water, baptize. from βάπτειν, dip in water. See etymology of baptism.
 

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