Baptism is the rite of admission to membership in Christian churches by immersing, sprinkling or anointing with water. It is regarded as a sacrament by Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant Christians. Most denominations practice infant baptism; some only baptize adult believers.
baptism
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Christian rituals or sacraments that vary by denomination, but always involve the immersion of a person in water, or the application of water by pouring or sprinkling; baptisms betoken the initiation of the baptized into the church. |
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Article Title | baptism |
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August 18, 2015
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June 21, 2024
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