Baptism
Baptism ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Old English baptim, baptem, Old French baptesme, batisme, French baptême, Latin baptisma, from Greek ba`ptisma, from bapti`zein to baptize, from ba`ptein to dip in water, akin to baqy`s deep, Sanskrit gāh to dip, bathe, v. i.]
The act of baptizing; the application of water to a person, as a sacrament or religious ceremony, by which he is initiated into the visible church of Christ. This is performed by immersion, sprinkling, or pouring.