All 5 Uses of
baptism
in
Gone with the Wind
- Emmie's baby has been born and is dying and must be baptized.†
Chpt 1.2 *
- "Is the brat baptized?" he questioned.†
Chpt 1.4
- The dirty tow-headed slut whose illegitimate baby Ellen had baptized, Emmie who had given typhoid to Ellen and killed her.†
Chpt 4.32
- Who baptized your other brats after you killed my mother?†
Chpt 4.32
- Melanie had that mixed up with baptism!†
Chpt 4.42
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.