baptism for the dead

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noun

1. 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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baptism for the dead

Another rite performed in temples — proxy baptism for the dead — has spurred the LDS Church’s pioneering work in genealogy but has also generated controversy.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 20, 2021

On weekends, he and other young Mormons would take overnight bus trips to the nearest Mormon temple, outside Washington, to perform sacred rituals, like baptism for the dead.

From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2011

On one occasion, a hundred and sixty-five persons were baptized by immersion at Nauvoo, some for the remission of sins, and some for their deceased friends, which is their baptism for the dead.

From The City of the Mormons or, Three Days at Nauvoo, in 1842 by Caswall, Henry

Joseph continued to give many glorious truths to the Church about the nature of God, the land of Zion, baptism for the dead, and many other things.

From A Young Folks' History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Anderson, Nephi

So, with the last unction of a woman's kiss, with this baptism for the dead, he had departed.

From Adela Cathcart, Volume 1 by MacDonald, George