baptism
noun
a ceremonial immersion in water, or application of water, as an initiatory rite or sacrament of the Christian church.
rebaptism
-
a word derived from
baptism.
Example Sentences
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So the citizens changed the town's name like the rebaptism of an unfortunate child.
From Time Magazine Archive
If nothing else, the furor over Luci's rebaptism ought to help the word get around.
From Time Magazine Archive
Luci, who called her rebaptism "a personal matter," suggested that she had wanted the ceremony, to make sure that she was fulfilling the requirements of her new church.
From Time Magazine Archive
Instead of which, to the great surprise of the congregation, he began again to advocate rebaptism.
From The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli by Johann Jakob Hottinger
The matter in dispute was the rebaptism of those heretics who had received baptism before they conformed to the Church.
From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Joseph Cullen Ayer
