Baptism+by+dipping+or+immersion

  • 1immersion — n. 1. Dipping, plunging, immersing. 2. Engagement, absorption. 3. (Astron.) Disappearance, occultation. 4. Baptism by dipping or immersion …

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  • 2Baptism — This article is about the Christian religious ceremony. For other uses, see Baptism (disambiguation). Baptism of Neophytes by Masaccio, 15th century, Brancacci Chapel, Florence.[ …

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  • 3Dipping — Dip Dip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dipped}or {Dipt} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dipping}.] [OE. dippen, duppen, AS. dyppan; akin to Dan. dyppe, Sw. doppa, and to AS. d?pan to baptize, OS. d?pian, D. doopen, G. taufen, Sw. d[ o]pa, Goth. daupjan, Lith. dubus …

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  • 4Immersion — Im*mer sion, n. [L. immersio; cf. F. immersion.] 1. The act of immersing, or the state of being immersed; a sinking within a fluid; a dipping; as, the immersion of Achilles in the Styx. [1913 Webster] 2. Submersion in water for the purpose of… …

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  • 5Immersion lens — Immersion Im*mer sion, n. [L. immersio; cf. F. immersion.] 1. The act of immersing, or the state of being immersed; a sinking within a fluid; a dipping; as, the immersion of Achilles in the Styx. [1913 Webster] 2. Submersion in water for the… …

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  • 6Baptism, Christian —    An ordinance immediately instituted by Christ (Matt. 28:19, 20), and designed to be observed in the church, like that of the Supper, till he come. The words baptize and baptism are simply Greek words transferred into English. This was… …

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  • 7immersion — /i merr zheuhn, sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of immersing. 2. state of being immersed. 3. state of being deeply engaged or involved; absorption. 4. baptism in which the whole body of the person is submerged in the water. 5. Also called… …

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  • 8immersion — n 1. immergence, immerging, plunging, diving, dipping; submergence, submerging, ducking, dunking, sinking; soaking, steeping, swashing, sloshing; bathing, dousing, drenching, sousing, imbue ment, imbuing, saturation, saturating; flooding,… …

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  • 9baptism — Synonyms and related words: acceptance, admission, admittance, affusion, appellation, aspergation, aspersion, baptismal gown, baptismal regeneration, baptistery, baptizement, bath, bathing, bedewing, burial, calling, chrismal, christening,… …

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  • 10immersion — Synonyms and related words: absorbed attention, absorption, affusion, application, aspergation, aspersion, baptism, baptismal gown, baptismal regeneration, baptistery, baptizement, bath, bathing, bedewing, burial, chrismal, christening,… …

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