baptism

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

noun

a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth
- most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism
• Derivationally related forms:
baptismal, Baptist, baptize, baptise
• Hypernyms:
sacrament
• Hyponyms:
affusion, aspersion, sprinkling, christening, immersion