Definition
To perform a religious ceremony in which a person is sprinkled with or immersed in water to mark their initiation into a religion, especially Christianity.
Etymology
From Greek 'baptizein' meaning 'to dip or immerse.' The word entered English through church Latin and refers to the ancient Jewish ritual of ritual washing that became central to Christian practice.
Kelly Says
The Greek root 'baptizein' specifically means 'to dip,' which is why there's been centuries of debate in Christian churches about whether sprinkling counts as 'real' baptism—the word itself demands immersion! This one word has inspired theological arguments for 1500+ years.
Translations
BNবাংলা
জলের স্নান
jol-er shnan
CACatalà
batistèrium
ba-tis-te-ree-um
ELΕλληνικά
βαπτίζω
va-ptis-o
ESEspañol
bautizar
bow-tee-zar
FISuomi
kastele
kas-te-le
FRFrançais
baptiser
bap-tee-ser
HAHA
baptismal
bap-tis-mal
HIहिन्दी
बपतिस्मा
ba-pa-tism-a
HUMagyar
keresztel
ker-esz-tel
IDBahasa Indonesia
memberi baptisan
me-m-beri ba-ptis-an
ITItaliano
battezzare
bat-te-tza-reh
KO한국어
침례하다
chim-lye-ha-da
MRMR
बाप्तिस्म
ba-pa-tism
MSBahasa Melayu
baptisarium
ba-ptis-a-ree-um
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေးဟောင်း
ye-she-haung
NLNederlands
dopen
do-pen
PLPolski
chrzcić
hrz-ch-ci-c
PTPortuguês
batizar
ba-tee-zar
RUРусский
крестить
krest-it
SWKiswahili
kuhani
koo-ha-ni
TAதமிழ்
நீர்மயிர்
neer-ma-ir
TEతెలుగు
బాపతిస్మం
ba-pa-tism
TLTL
baptismal
bap-tis-mal
TRTürkçe
vaftiz etmek
va-ftiz eh-mek
UKУкраїнська
хрестити
khres-titi
VITiếng Việt
rửa tội
rua toi