Baptism.

The action or ceremony of baptism.

Baptism, as a symbol or token of admission to the Christian church; christening. Obsolete.

The action or practice of administering baptism to a person (esp. a child), or of giving a name to a person at baptism; a ceremony in which this…

The action or ceremony of baptizing; immersion of a person in water, or application of water by pouring or sprinkling, as a religious rite…

Baptizing, baptism.

Spiritual enlightenment; divine inspiration; †spec. baptism (obsolete). (The earliest sense in English.)

Baptism.

to have (also take) Christenhead: to be converted to Christianity.

Baptism.

= baptism, n.

Used with reference to baptism (cf. font, n.1).

A ceremonial ablution. (By Sir John Cheke used for: Baptism.)

Affectedly used for ‘baptism’. Cf. late Latin use of tingĕre (to dip) for ‘baptize’, and tinction, n. 1.

The action of baptizing; baptism.

= baptism, n. (So Old French baptisterie, and medieval Latin.)