baptize
verb (used with object)
to immerse in water or sprinkle or pour water on in the Christian rite of baptism.
baptizer
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a word derived from
baptize.
Example Sentences
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The Rev. Charles Fillmore, baptizer of Desperado Dillinger, preached: "I glory that this whole family has had faith in God ... a God of mercy ... so necessary in these days of vindictiveness and hatred."
From Time Magazine Archive
The Jordan commemorated John the Baptist, the second Elias, the forerunner and baptizer of Jesus Christ.
From Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature by Charles W. Bardsley
Baptism consists of three parts—the water, the formula, and the intention of the baptizer.
From Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors by James Freeman Clarke
Again, in the baptismal form, only one action is included; and the person of the baptizer is expressed in the words: "I baptize thee, whereas the contrary is to be observed in the above form."
From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Thomas Aquinas
Nor is there parity between the baptizer and the baptized; since Christ, the baptizer in chief, is one: while many are made one in Christ by Baptism.
From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Thomas Aquinas
