All 9 Uses
baptism
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A Good Man is Hard to Find AND OTHER STORIES
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- This old red river is good to Baptize in, good to lay your faith in, good to lay your pain in, but it ain't this muddy water here that saves you.†
Story 2.baptize = "spiritually renew" (a person) in a Christian ceremony OR initiate or purify by a challenging experiencestandard suffix: The suffix "-ize" converts a word to a verb. This is the same pattern you see in words like apologize, theorize, and dramatize.
- "Listen," Mrs. Connin said, "have you ever been Baptized, Bevel?"†
Story 2. *baptized = "spiritually renewed" in a Christian ceremony OR initiated or purified by a challenging experiencestandard suffix: The suffix "-ize" converts a word to a verb. This is the same pattern you see in words like apologize, theorize, and dramatize.
- I suspect he ain't ever been Baptized," Mrs. Connin said, raising her eyebrows at the preacher.†
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- "Have you ever been Baptized?" the preacher asked.†
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- "If I Baptize you," the preacher said, "you'll be able to go to the Kingdom of Christ.†
Story 2.baptize = "spiritually renew" (a person) in a Christian ceremony OR initiate or purify by a challenging experiencestandard suffix: The suffix "-ize" converts a word to a verb. This is the same pattern you see in words like apologize, theorize, and dramatize.
- Suddenly the preacher said, "All right, I'm going to Baptize you now," and without more warning, he tightened his hold and swung him upside down and plunged his head into the water.†
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- He held him under while he said the words of Baptism and then he jerked him up again and looked sternly at the gasping child.†
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- "And furthermore," she added in a defiant tone, "he Baptized this child this morning!"†
Story 2.baptized = "spiritually renewed" in a Christian ceremony OR initiated or purified by a challenging experiencestandard suffix: The suffix "-ize" converts a word to a verb. This is the same pattern you see in words like apologize, theorize, and dramatize.
- He intended not to fool with preachers any more but to Baptize himself and to keep on going this time until he found the: Kingdom of Christ in the river.†
Story 2.baptize = "spiritually renew" (a person) in a Christian ceremony OR initiate or purify by a challenging experiencestandard suffix: The suffix "-ize" converts a word to a verb. This is the same pattern you see in words like apologize, theorize, and dramatize.
Definitions:
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(1)
(baptism) a Christian ceremony signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth
or:
a challenging experience that initiates or purifiesMost 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. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)