Baptize+by+immersion
121dunk — 1919, Amer.Eng., from Pennsylvania German dunke to dip, from M.H.G. dunken, from O.H.G. dunkon, thunkon to soak, from PIE root *teng to soak (see TINCTURE (Cf. tincture)). Basketball sense is first recorded 1937 as a verb, 1971 as a noun (earlier …
122baptism — n 1. christening, pedobaptism, baptize ment, liturgy, Eccles. sacrament; sprinkling, besprinkling, holy water sprinkle, morning star, aspersion, aspersing, Rom. Cath. Ch.Asperges, affusion; an nointing, Eccles. chrism; immersion, submergence,… …
123plunge — v 1. immerse, submerge, baptize; sink, put under, dip, douse, duck, dunk; inundate, drown, bury, engulf, overwhelm. 2. dive, plummet, go down, go to the bottom, descend; nosedive, fall, skydive, crash dive; plop, plunk, plump; drop, collapse,… …
124baptism — bap•tism [[t]ˈbæp tɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) rel a ceremonial immersion in water, or application of water, as an initiatory rite or sacrament of the Christian church 2) any similar ceremony or action of initiation, dedication, etc • Etymology: 1250–1300;… …
125words of Baptism — ; words of Baptism The sacrament of Baptism includes two simultaneous parts: (1) the immersion or pouring or sprinkling of the recipient with water, while (2) pronouncing a baptismal formula that indicates the meaning of this action. The… …
126baptismal formula — ; words of Baptism The sacrament of Baptism includes two simultaneous parts: (1) the immersion or pouring or sprinkling of the recipient with water, while (2) pronouncing a baptismal formula that indicates the meaning of this action. The… …
127Baptists — Baptists are Christians whose origin dates back to the early sixteenth century and are so called because they insist on Baptism by immersion. They reject infant Baptism and baptize only those adults who voluntarily make a personalprofession of …
128dip — [n1] submersion in liquid bath, dive, douche, drenching, ducking, immersion, plunge, soak, soaking, swim; concept 256 dip [n2] something for dunking concoction, dilution, infusion, mixture, preparation, solution, suffusion, suspension; concepts… …
