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baptisand

baptisand is the alternative spelling of baptizand.

Meaning of baptizand

Noun

baptizand (plural baptizands)

  1. A person about to submit to baptism.
    • Let the baptizands stand naked in the water. A deacon should step down in like manner into the water with the baptizand […] and say, “Dost thou believe in God the Father almighty?” and the baptizand should reply, “I believe”.1950, J. N. D. Kelly, translating the Latin translation of Testamentum Domini by I. E. Rahmani, quoted in Early Christian Creeds, London: Longmans, Green and Co., retrieved 26 January 2022, page 35
  2. A person who has been baptized.

Forms of baptisand

pluralbaptisands

Questions about baptisand

What is baptisand the alternative spelling of?
Baptisand is the alternative spelling of baptizand.

Words near baptisand in the dictionary

  1. bapt.
  2. Baptes
  3. Bapticostal
  4. baptigenin
  5. baptisable
  6. baptisand
  7. baptisands
  8. baptise
  9. baptised
  10. baptisee
  11. baptisees

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