Baptism: alternatives and connections

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Baptism

The act of baptizing; the application of water to a person, as a sacrament or religious ceremony, by which he is initiated into the visible church of Christ. This is performed by immersion, sprinkling, or pouring.

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Affusion 76% connected

The act of pouring upon, or sprinkling with a liquid, as water upon a child in baptism.

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Aspersion 76% connected

A sprinkling, as with water or dust, in a literal sense.

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Christening 76% connected

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Immersion 76% connected

The act of immersing, or the state of being immersed; a sinking within a fluid; a dipping; as, the immersion of Achilles in the Styx.

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Sprinkling 76% connected

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Sacrament 76% connected

The oath of allegiance taken by Roman soldiers; hence, a sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation; a solemn oath-taking; an oath.

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