baptism
n. countable B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈbæptɪzəm// UK //bˈæptɪzəm// bap·tism
n. a Christian ceremony where water is used to welcome someone into the faith. It is often seen as a spiritual cleansing or a new beginning.
n. a Christian rite of admission into the church, typically involving the application of water and symbolizing purification or regeneration.
The baby had her baptism on Sunday morning.
Many families choose to have the baptism ceremony shortly after the child is born.
From Middle English bapteme, baptesme, from Old French batesme or bapteme, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptisma, from Ancient Greek βάπτισμα (báptisma, “dipping, baptism”), from βαπτίζω (baptízō, “I dip in liquid”). Displaced native Old English fulwiht.