water baptism
Sacred water rite
Water baptism is the Christian ritual of immersion in or sprinkling with water, signifying spiritual cleansing, initiation into the faith, or public declaration of belief.
The term emphasizes the physical element to distinguish it from "baptism of the Holy Spirit" or metaphorical uses: She received water baptism at age twelve.
Practices vary—some traditions require full immersion, others accept pouring or sprinkling.
- wetSaturated with liquid
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- born againSpiritually converted anew
- immersionState of being submerged
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
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- baptismchristening, immersion, pouring, sprinkling, submersion
- Church RitesHoly Communion, christening, Lord's Supper, matrimony, sacrament
- early churchapostles, early church, Church Fathers, apostolic fathers, Acts of the Apostles
- Pentecostalismspeaking in tongues, glossolalia, tongues, Holy Spirit, holy spirit
- evangelismgospel outreach, evangelize, evangelist, born again, evangelizing
- revival practicesaltar call, camp meeting, tent revival, tent meeting, revival sermon