单词 | rebaptize |
释义 | rebaptize/ˌriːbapˈtʌɪz/verb 1 [no object] Christian Church. To baptize (a person) again.
2 Figurative and in extended use. especially to renew, rejuvenate, reinvigorate. 3 [with object] To give a new name to (especially when baptized into the Christian Church from another religion); to rename. OriginLate Middle English; earliest use found in John Capgrave (1393–1464), prior of Bishop's Lynn, theologian, and historian. From re- + baptize, after post-classical Latin rebaptizare (3rd cent.) and Middle French, French rebaptiser. |
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