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half-baptisms

half-baptisms is the plural of half-baptism.

Meaning of half-baptism

Noun

half-baptism (countable and uncountable, plural half-baptisms)

  1. A short private baptism, formerly used where an infant was at risk of imminent death.
    • Half-baptisms are not recorded, though some clergymen make memoranda of them.1856, Richard Sims, A manual for the genealogist, topographer, antiquary, and legal professor, page 355

Questions about half-baptisms

What is half-baptisms the plural of?
Half-baptisms is the plural of half-baptism.

Words near half-baptisms in the dictionary

  1. half-baked
  2. half-bakedness
  3. half-bakeds
  4. half-ball
  5. half-baptism
  6. half-baptisms
  7. half-barrier
  8. half-barriers
  9. half-bat
  10. half-bath
  11. half-bats

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