Meanings
nounbaptization (countable and uncountable, plural baptizations)
plural baptizations · alternative baptisation
- countableobsoleteuncountableBaptism.
Their baptizations were null.
1651–1653, Jer[emy] Taylor, ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΣ [Eniautos]. A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Richard Royston […], published 1655, →OCLC
Origin
- Latinbaptizātiō
- Middle Englishbaptizacion
- Englishbaptization
From Middle English baptizacion, from Latin baptizātiō. By surface analysis, baptize + -ation.
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APA
baptization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baptization
MLA
“baptization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baptization. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baptization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baptization.
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