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baptization

baptization noun: baptism.

Noun

baptization (countable and uncountable, plural baptizations)

  1. (obsolete) Baptism.
    • Their baptizations were null.1651–1653, Jer[emy] Taylor, ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΣ [Eniautos]. A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Richard Royston […], published 1655, →OCLC

Forms of baptization

pluralbaptizations

Origin of baptization

From Middle English baptizacion, from Latin baptizātiō. By surface analysis, baptize + -ation.

Questions about baptization

What does baptization mean?
Baptization means baptism.
What part of speech is baptization?
Baptization is a noun.
What is the plural of baptization?
The plural of baptization is baptizations.

Words near baptization in the dictionary

  1. baptists
  2. baptitoxine
  3. baptizable
  4. baptizand
  5. baptizands
  6. baptization
  7. baptizations
  8. baptize
  9. baptized
  10. baptizee
  11. baptizees

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