bapt

Noun

baptism (countable and uncountable, plural baptisms)

1. A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and sometimes given a name, generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or submerged in water.
   • The child’s baptism was held at the old church.

   Synonyms:

   christening

2. A similar ceremony of initiation, purification or naming.
3. The moment at which an object is first assigned a proper name.

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