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baptism for the dead

noun

the baptism of a living person in the place of and for the sake of one who has died unbaptized: now practiced chiefly by Mormons.

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Nearby words

  1. bap,
  2. bap.,
  3. bapt.,
  4. baptise,
  5. baptism,
  6. baptism of fire,
  7. baptismal,
  8. baptismal name,
  9. baptismal regeneration,
  10. baptist
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