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lay baptism

American

noun

Ecclesiastical.

baptism administered by a lay-person.

Etymology

Origin of lay baptism

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

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"Of course," said the Vicar, "lay baptism is valid, even if administered by a Dissenter; but—it is very unusual, very much so."

From The Broom-Squire by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

These are things to which the theory of the Church concerning lay baptism is strictly applicable.

From The Fair Haven by Streatfeild, R. A. (Richard Alexander)

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