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Definition
a Christian ceremony signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth
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a challenging experience that initiates or purifies
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a challenging experience that initiates or purifies
- Moreover, I knew it would not be accepted at their baptism.14 — Another Link To Life (72% in)
- There she had presented me for baptism, without any reason to feel ashamed.14 — Another Link To Life (81% in)
- I was glad she was not alive, to know under what different circumstances her grandchildren were presented for baptism.14 — Another Link To Life (85% in)
- Though impelled by a natural craving for human sympathy, she passed through a baptism of suffering, even in recounting her trials to me, in private confidential conversations.Appendix (23% in)
There are no more uses of "baptism" in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.
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