baptism

名词 baptism:

1. a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth

1. A woman who sponsors a person at baptism.
   教母在儿童受洗礼时担任教母的女子
2. A pouring on of liquid, as in baptism.
   注水如基督教行洗礼时的注水仪式
3. They received baptism at the church.
   他们在教堂接受了洗礼。

bap.tism

n.（名词）
A religious sacrament marked by the symbolic use of water and resulting in admission of the recipient into the community of Christians.
洗礼，浸礼：宗教圣礼，象征性地用水洗浴，以表示受洗者被接受入基督教团体
A ceremony, a trial, or an experience by which one is initiated, purified, or given a name.
洗礼，考验：某人加入教会、净化灵魂或起教名的仪式、考验或经历
Christian Science A submergence in Spirit or purification by Spirit.
【基督教科学派】 精神洗礼或精神净化

来源：
Middle English baptisme
中古英语 baptisme
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Late Latin baptismus
源自 后期拉丁语 baptismus
from Greek baptismos
源自 希腊语 baptismos
from baptizein [to baptize] * see baptize
源自 baptizein [受洗] *参见 baptize

【引伸】
baptis.mal
adj.（形容词）
baptis.mally
adv.（副词）