Meaning of "baptize" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BAPTIZE

From Late Latin baptīzāre, from Greek baptizein, from baptein to bathe, dip.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BAPTIZE

baptize  [bæpˈtaɪz]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BAPTIZE

Baptize is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb baptize in English.

WHAT DOES BAPTIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Baptism

Baptism is a Christian rite of admission and adoption, almost invariably with the use of water, into the Christian Church generally and also a particular church. The canonical Gospels report that Jesus was baptized—a historical event to which a high degree of certainty can be assigned. Baptism has been called a sacrament and an ordinance of Jesus Christ. In some denominations, baptism is also called christening, but for others the word "christening" is reserved for the baptism of infants. The usual form of baptism among the earliest Christians was for the candidate to be immersed, either totally or partially. While John the Baptist's use of a deep river for his baptism suggests immersion, pictorial and archaeological evidence of Christian baptism from the 3rd century onward indicates that a normal form was to have the candidate stand in water while water was poured over the upper body. Other common forms of baptism now in use include pouring water three times on the forehead, a method called affusion. Martyrdom was identified early in Church history as "baptism by blood", enabling martyrs who had not been baptized by water to be saved.

Definition of baptize in the English dictionary

The first definition of baptize in the dictionary is to immerse in water or sprinkle water on as part of the rite of baptism. Other definition of baptize is to give a name to; christen. Baptize is also to cleanse; purify.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BAPTIZE

PRESENT

Present

I baptize

you baptize

he/she/it baptizes

we baptize

you baptize

they baptize

Present continuous

I am baptizing

you are baptizing

he/she/it is baptizing

we are baptizing

you are baptizing

they are baptizing

Present perfect

I have baptized

you have baptized

he/she/it has baptized

we have baptized

you have baptized

they have baptized

Present perfect continuous

I have been baptizing

you have been baptizing

he/she/it has been baptizing

we have been baptizing

you have been baptizing

they have been baptizing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I baptized

you baptized

he/she/it baptized

we baptized

you baptized

they baptized

Past continuous

I was baptizing

you were baptizing

he/she/it was baptizing

we were baptizing

you were baptizing

they were baptizing

Past perfect

I had baptized

you had baptized

he/she/it had baptized

we had baptized

you had baptized

they had baptized

Past perfect continuous

I had been baptizing

you had been baptizing

he/she/it had been baptizing

we had been baptizing

you had been baptizing

they had been baptizing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will baptize

you will baptize

he/she/it will baptize

we will baptize

you will baptize

they will baptize

Future continuous

I will be baptizing

you will be baptizing

he/she/it will be baptizing

we will be baptizing

you will be baptizing

they will be baptizing

Future perfect

I will have baptized

you will have baptized

he/she/it will have baptized

we will have baptized

you will have baptized

they will have baptized

Future perfect continuous

I will have been baptizing

you will have been baptizing

he/she/it will have been baptizing

we will have been baptizing

you will have been baptizing

they will have been baptizing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would baptize

you would baptize

he/she/it would baptize

we would baptize

you would baptize

they would baptize

Conditional continuous

I would be baptizing

you would be baptizing

he/she/it would be baptizing

we would be baptizing

you would be baptizing

they would be baptizing

Conditional perfect

I would have baptize

you would have baptize

he/she/it would have baptize

we would have baptize

you would have baptize

they would have baptize

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been baptizing

you would have been baptizing

he/she/it would have been baptizing

we would have been baptizing

you would have been baptizing

they would have been baptizing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you baptize
we let´s baptize
you baptize

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to baptize

Past participle

baptized

Present Participle

baptizing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BAPTIZE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «baptize» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of baptize

admit · besprinkle · call · christen · cleanse · dub · enrol · immerse · indoctrinate · induct · initiate · instate · introduce · invest · name · purify · recruit · title

TRANSLATION OF BAPTIZE

Find out the translation of baptize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of baptize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «baptize» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 施洗
• Translator English - Spanish: bautizar
• English: baptize
• Translator English - Hindi: बपतिस्मा
• Translator English - Arabic: اعمد
• Translator English - Russian: крестить
• Translator English - Portuguese: batizar
• Translator English - Bengali: খ্রিষ্টধর্মে দীক্ষিত করা
• Translator English - French: baptiser
• Translator English - Malay: Membaptiskan
• Translator English - German: taufen
• Translator English - Japanese: 洗礼を施す
• Translator English - Korean: 세례
• Translator English - Javanese: Mbaptis
• Translator English - Vietnamese: rưa tội
• Translator English - Tamil: ஞானஸ்நானம்
• Translator English - Marathi: बाप्तिस्मा द्या
• Translator English - Turkish: vaftiz etmek
• Translator English - Italian: battezzare
• Translator English - Polish: chrzcić
• Translator English - Ukrainian: хрестити
• Translator English - Romanian: botez
• Translator English - Greek: βαφτίσει
• Translator English - Afrikaans: doop
• Translator English - Swedish: döpa
• Translator English - Norwegian: døpe

4 QUOTES WITH «BAPTIZE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word baptize.

1

Orson Pratt

All the modern christian churches have no more authority to preach, baptize, or administer any other ordinance of the gospel than the idolatrous Hindoos have.

2

Orson Pratt

It is a grievous sin in the sight of God for any man to presume to baptize, unless God has authorized him by new revelation to baptize in his name.

3

Orson Pratt

Do not suffer any man to baptize or minister unto you, unless God has spoken unto him by the voice of his servants, and authorized him to minister in his name.

4

Richard G. Scott

Only baptize them if you truly believe these people are ready, taking a little more time if necessary so the Holy Ghost can strengthen them a little more.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BAPTIZE»

Discover the use of baptize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to baptize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Baptize by Blazing Fire

Inspired to record some of the events that took place during the 30 days of consecutive prayer at The Lord's Church's 2005 revival in So-In Chon, Korea, pastor Kim Yong-Doo felt led to share his experiences and the experiences of his ...

Kim Yong-Doo, 2009

Why Do We Baptize Infants?

"My goal in this little book is pastorally to explain the scriptural foundation for infant baptism.

Bryan Chapell, 2006

Did the Early Church Baptize Infants?

Though Joachim Jeremias' 'Infant Baptism in the First Four Centuries' was originally published in 1938, an English translation did not appear until 1960 (based on the revised German edition of 1958).

Kurt Aland, 2004

Why Friends (Quakers) Do Not Baptize with Water

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.

James H Moon, 2012

Just Baptize Them All and Let God Sort Them Out: Usurping ...

Usurping the Authority of God Rocky L. Gregory. understand why this is so, and will better equip and encourage us to grow disciples into christians. Also, my hope is for us to quit using means that are totally contrary to the Scriptures to get  ...

Rocky L. Gregory, 2014

A Guide to English Grammar: Conjugation of Verbs Volume IV

I baptize 1. 2. You baptize He/she/it baptizes 3. Past Tense Singular 1. I baptized You baptized He/she/it baptized 1. 2. 3. Future Tense Singular 1. I shall baptize 2. You will baptize He/she/it will baptize 3. Present Perfect Tense Singular 1.

Bessie Brooks, 2012

The Baptist Quarterly

Our author, confounding the letter of the command with its inferred import, says, " Well, then, the command is to baptize wine. How is this done ?" Need Mr. Dale be told that the command is not to " baptize wine," but to " baptize Bacchus ?

Lucius Edwin Smith, Henry Griggs Weston, 1869

Summa Theologica:

Objection 1: It seems that a layman cannot baptize. Because, as stated above , to baptize belongs properly to the priestly order. But those things which belong to an order cannot be entrusted to one that is not ordained. Therefore it seems that a ...

Saint Thomas (Aquinas), 1985

Documentary history of the American Bible Union: consisting ...

It is not denied that the word " baptize" was in the English language long before the time of King James ; nor is it deemed of any consequence to deny, what we by no means admit, that it was there previous to the translation of the Scriptures ...

American Bible Union, William Henry Wyckoff, Charles A. Buckbee, 1866

A hand-book on christian baptism ...

"To baptize, among the Greeks, is undoubtedly to immerse, to dip ; and baptism is immersion, dipping. . . . The thing commanded by our Lord is baptism — immersion in water." — Inst. Tlito., cap. xxxiii., § 108-115. Reiskius. — "To be baptized ...

Richard Ingham, 1865

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BAPTIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term baptize is used in the context of the following news items.

Crown Jewels smuggled to Princess Charlotte's christening - NY …

The 17-inch-high font, commissioned by Queen Victoria in 1840, has been used to baptize almost every royal baby since the mid-19th century. «New York Daily News, Jul 15»

Christopher Dawson and the Dynamics of History | Acton PowerBlog

All cultures contain some aspect of truth that may be missed by others, so the goal of the Church is not to destroy pagan culture but to baptize it ... «Acton Institute, Jul 15»

Priests are Stressed and This Study Tells Why - World Religion News

For many, there are several babies to baptize, couples to marry, funerals to perform and hospital visits to make. According to the Georgetown ... «World Religion News, Jul 15»

The Mille Lacs County Times | Christian faith has been the constant

Those who baptize infants are often asked how a baby can believe in God. How can a baby understand God? How can a baby have faith? «Mille Lacs County Times, Jul 15»

In defense of Father Serra and Christianity

His objective: Spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ and baptize all nations in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Spanish ... «Standard Speaker, Jul 15»

Coast Guard congratulates baby baptized on cutter

The Coast Guard said on its Facebook page that it's a naval tradition to baptize children using the ship's bell as a baptismal font. The baby's ... «WZZM, Jul 15»

Birmingham convention of Jehovah's Witnesses expected to draw …

Jehovah Witness baptism tamika.jpg Jehovah's Witnesses baptize new converts in a pool set up on the floor of the BJCC Legacy Arena. «AL.com, Jul 15»

Yankee Doodle Dandy girl celebrates 85th birthday

But the birthday girl said the movie, and its popular song "The Yankee Doodle Boy," didn't baptize her into a pool of patriotism. “Besides being ... «Victorville Daily Press, Jul 15»

'A beautiful day' in Haiti: Early converts reflect on church growth …

With tears in his eyes, Fritzner Joseph begged them to stay and baptize him. President Millett consented, and a second service started around ... «Deseret News, Jul 15»

Everything You Need to Know About Princess Charlotte's …

Notable Attendees: The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, will baptize Princess Charlotte at the church, which is close to William and ... «Glamour, Jul 15»