baptism
bap·tism [baptism baptisms] BrE [ˈbæptɪzəm] NAmE [ˈbæptɪzəm] noun
a Christian ceremony in which a few drops of water are poured on sb or they are covered with water, to welcome them into the Christian Church and often to name them
compare ↑christening
Idiom: ↑baptism of fire
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French baptesme, via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek baptismos ‘ceremonial washing’, from baptizein ‘immerse, baptize’.
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