All 3 Uses of
baptism
in
The Importance of Being Earnest
- I have also in my possession, you will be pleased to hear, certificates of Miss Cardew's birth, baptism, whooping cough, registration, vaccination, confirmation, and the measles; both the German and the English variety.†
Act 3
- ] Both these gentlemen have expressed a desire for immediate baptism.†
Act 3
- Algernon, I forbid you to be baptized.†
Act 3 *
Definition:
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(baptism) a Christian ceremony signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth
or:
a challenging experience that initiates or purifieseditor's notes: Most churches baptize infants, but some require an adult to request baptism, and a few (such as the Quakers) require no baptism at all.
Typically, water is used as part of the ceremony, such as sprinkling a little water on a baby's head; though some churches use complete submersion in water.