baptizand

Noun

(plural baptizands)

a person about to submit to baptism.
a person who has been baptized

Origin

From the Ancient Greek verb Βαπτιζω [βαπτω], to immerse, to plunge, later to baptize

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The Didache bids us " pour water on the head," and Christian pictures and sculptures ranging from the 1st to the 10th century represent the baptizand as standing in the water, while the baptizer pours water from his hand or from a bowl over his head.
He instances the blessing of the water of baptism, of the oil of anointing and of the baptizand himself, the use of anointing him with oil, trine immersion, the formal renunciation of Satan and his angels.

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