baptise
part of speech
verb (baptise, baptises, baptised, baptising) — US spelling baptize
meaning for a pupil
1) (church) To baptise someone is to give them the Christian ceremony of baptism, pouring water on them or putting them in water as a sign of joining Christ and the Church. tree →
2) To baptise can also mean to give a name at baptism (christen). tree →
sense in the lessons
In church, a priest or minister baptises babies, children or adults; some churches baptise only believers old enough to choose. In the Bible, John baptised people in the river Jordan. Phrases: baptise a baby, be baptised, baptise in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
examples
- The priest will baptise my baby sister on Sunday. tree →
- John baptised Jesus in the river Jordan. tree →
- The pastor baptises new believers in the lake. tree →
- They baptised her Grace, after her grandmother. tree →
- "I baptise you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." tree →
- Some churches do not baptise babies. tree →
note
UK/Australian baptise, US/Canadian baptize. Past baptised. Noun baptism; person who baptises can be a priest, minister or pastor. Drop the e before -ing: baptising.
In the corpora
- Christians believe Jesus did no wrong, yet he joined ordinary people in being baptised.
- In the Great Commission Jesus told his followers to go to all nations, make disciples and baptise them.
- Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Methodist and Presbyterian churches baptise babies.
- Baptists and many Pentecostal churches baptise people old enough to decide, usually by full immersion, which means going right under the water.
- Whether to baptise babies or only believers is a disputed question among Christians.
Trees and pragmatics
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