baptism
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Baptism is a Christian ritual in which a person is immersed in or sprinkled with water, often performed in rivers or other bodies of water. The practice is significant in Christianity as a rite of initiation or spiritual cleansing, marking a person's commitment to the faith or entry into the Christian community.
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- Etymology
- History
- Mode and manner
- Meaning of the Greek verb ''baptizein''
- Derived nouns
- Apparel
- Meaning and effects
- Christian traditions
- Ecumenical statements
- Validity considerations by some churches
- Recognition by other denominations
- Officiant
- Practitioners
- Protestantism
- Anabaptist
- Baptist
- Churches of Christ
- Lutheranism
- Methodism
- Moravianism
- Reformed Protestantism
- United Protestants
- Catholicism
- Eastern Orthodoxy
- Other groups
- Jehovah's Witnesses
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Freemasonry
- Nonpractitioners
- Quakers
- Salvation Army
- Hyperdispensationalism
- Debaptism
- Comparative summary
- Baptism of objects
- Boats and ships
- Church bells
- Dolls
- Other initiation ceremonies
- Mystery religion initiation rites
- Gnostic Catholicism and Thelema
- Mandaean baptism
- Sethian baptism
- Yazidi baptism
- Islamic practice of wudu
- Baptism in the Yadav community
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Baptism by immersion in the Jordan River.
Baptism (from ) is a Christian rite of initiation almost invariably with the use of water. It may be performed by sprinkling or pouring water on the head, or immersing in water (partially or completely), traditionally three times for each person of the Trinity. It is also called christening, although this is typically reserved for the baptism of infants. Baptism is regarded as a sacrament in most churches and an ordinance in others, with the synoptic gospels recounting that John the Baptist baptized Jesus.