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Definition of Baptize
1. Verb. Administer baptism to. "They baptize him "Bobby""; "The parents had the child baptized"
Generic synonyms: Call, Name
Derivative terms: Baptism, Baptism, Christening
Definition of Baptize
1. v. t. To administer the sacrament of baptism to.
Definition of Baptize
1. Verb. To sprinkle or pour water over, or to immerse in water, as a spiritual cleansing process in the rite of Christian baptism. ¹
2. Verb. To dedicate or christen. ¹
3. Verb. (1811) Of rum, brandy, or any other spirits, to dilute with water. ¹
4. Verb. (slang) To ensure proper burning of a joint by moistening the exterior with saliva. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Baptize
1. to administer baptism to [v -TIZED, -TIZING, -TIZES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Baptize
Literary usage of Baptize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Institutes of the Christian Religion by Jean Calvin (1844)
"The very word baptize, however, signifies to immerse ; and it is certain that
immersion was ... Christ never commanded women, or m»n in general, to baptize; ..."
2. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1909)
"The seven desired their leader to baptize them, but, as he believed he had never
been baptized aright himself, he declined to baptize others. ..."
3. The Gospel Preacher: A Book of Twenty Sermons by Benjamin Franklin (1904)
"You do not get the idea of moisten from the word baptize, for it has no such ...
baptize your hand in water and it is moistened; but you do not get the idea ..."
4. The Baptist Quarterly by Baptist Historical Society (1869)
"Need Mr. Dale be told that the command is not to " baptize wine," but to ...
They are no more commanded to " baptize wine," than they are to " temper ..."
5. The Whole Works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor: With a Life of the Author by Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber (1828)
"... they also had command to ' baptize all nations:' and baptism being the solemn
rite of initiating disciples, and making the first public profession of ..."
6. Kino's Historical Memoir of Pimería Alta: A Contemporary Account of the by Eusebio Francisco Kino (1919)
"THEY GIVE US INFANTS TO baptize, AND WE ARRIVE IN SAFETY AT SAN MARCELO NOVEMBER
... They gave me two very sick infants to baptize, one of whom was called ..."
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