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baptism
noun as in church rite; initiation
Example Sentences
Nicky was charged with soaking the place of his baptism, the Windmill Chapel.
Her essay takes us to Calvary Cemetery in East L.A., to La Placita in the 1880s and to the San Gabriel Mission for the first Catholic baptism of an Indigenous person.
In Ivory Coast, attiéké is often served at ceremonies such as weddings, baptisms, funerals, and community meetings.
The acclaimed film’s stirring Yom Kippur scene has been compared to the iconic baptism sequence in “The Godfather.”
Currently the Catholic Church only allows men to become deacons - ordained ministers who can officiate baptisms, weddings and funerals but not mass, unlike priests.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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