All 5 Uses of
baptism
in
Bless Me, Ultima
- The rest of us were born steeped in sin, the sin of our fathers that Baptism and Confirmation began to wash away.†
Chpt 4 *
- "There!" she cried, "There is the church of my baptism!"†
Chpt 5
- Yes, my Antonio, she smiled, we who were baptized in the water of the moon which was made holy by our Holy Mother the Church are saved.†
Chpt 11baptized = "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.
- my father shouted, Antonio was not baptized in the holy water of the moon, but in the salt water of the sea!†
Chpt 11
- It is the water of your baptism.†
Chpt 11
Definition:
a Christian ceremony signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth
or:
a challenging experience that initiates or purifies
or:
a challenging experience that initiates or purifies
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.
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.