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rebaptisation

rebaptisation noun: a second baptism.

Noun

rebaptisation (countable and uncountable, plural rebaptisations)

  1. (obsolete) A second baptism.
    • And where true baptisme was not before given, the case of rebaptisation is cleare.[1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page)

Forms of rebaptisation

pluralrebaptisations

Origin of rebaptisation

From re- + baptise + -ation.

Questions about rebaptisation

What does rebaptisation mean?
Rebaptisation means a second baptism.
What part of speech is rebaptisation?
Rebaptisation is a noun.
What is the plural of rebaptisation?
The plural of rebaptisation is rebaptisations.

Words near rebaptisation in the dictionary

  1. rebankrupts
  2. Rebanks
  3. rebanned
  4. rebanning
  5. rebans
  6. rebaptisation
  7. rebaptisations
  8. rebaptise
  9. rebaptised
  10. rebaptiser
  11. rebaptisers

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