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baptism

bap.tism \'bap-.tiz-*m\ \bap-'tiz-m*l\ \-m*-le-\ n 1a: a Christian 
   sacrament signifying spiritual rebirth and admitting the re cipient to the 
   Christian community through the ritual use of water 1b: a rite using water 
   for ritual purification  Christian Science  1c: purification by or 
   submergence in Spirit  2: an act, experience, or ordeal by which one is 
   purified, sanctified, init iated or named {~ of fire} - bap.tis.mal aj