baptize
baptize
Definition
bap·tize (bap tīz′, bap′tīz)
transitive verb -·tized′, -·tiz′·ing
- to immerse (an individual) in water, or pour or sprinkle water over (the individual), as a symbol of admission into Christianity or a specific Christian church
- to subject to an initiation or an ordeal that purifies or cleanses
- to give a first name to as part of the baptismal ceremony; christen
Etymology: ME baptisen < OFr baptiser < LL(Ec) baptizare < Gr baptizein, to immerse, baptize, substituted for earlier baptein, to dip (used in post-classical Gr chiefly in sense “to dip in dye”) < IE base *gwēbh-, to dip, plunge > ON kvefja, to plunge
intransitive verb
to administer baptism
bap·tiz′er noun
baptize
Synonyms
baptize
v.
baptize
Usage Examples
Object
- ye: Or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?
- infant: Those who baptize infants often compare baptism to adoption.
- Aug: Samuel was baptized 6 Aug 1636 in Of, Horley, Oxford, England.
- believer: The Holy Spirit baptizes all believers into the Body of Christ at the moment of salvation.
- convert: Paulinus ( later Bishop of York ) is reputed to have baptized 2000 converts here on Easter day AD 627.
- household: And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: beside, I know not whether I baptized any other.
Subject
- spirit: Paul can say, also in 1 Corinthians 12.13: " We were all baptized by one Spirit into one body " .
Preposition: as
- infant: Perhaps I was baptized as an infant and cannot even remember the event.
Preposition: into
- name: A man baptized into the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost should think shame to instance such a pretext.
Modifying Another Word
- all: We were all baptized by, or with, or in one Spirit.
- soon: That night he had a vision of Jesus and was soon baptized.
- then: Under the threats and hatred the young man's courage failed, and he promised not to be baptized then.
- not: A great number of children growing up in these cities are not baptized.
- also: And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: beside, I know not whether I baptized any other.
Preposition: in
- name: Or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?
- spirit: Am I baptized in the Spirit [ or whatever expression the devil is using to tempt you ] ?
- water: There he is symbolically baptized in the same holy waters of the river.
Preposition: with
- baptism: Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?
- water: Then Peter said, " Can anyone keep these people from being baptized with water?
Preposition: by
- spirit: Paul can say, also in 1 Corinthians 12.13: " We were all baptized by one Spirit into one body " .
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