rebaptisation

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noun

A second baptism.

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Meanings

nounrebaptisation (countable and uncountable, plural rebaptisations)

plural rebaptisations

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableA second baptism.

    And where true baptisme was not before given, the case of rebaptisation is cleare.

    [1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page)

Origin

From re- + baptise + -ation.

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APA

rebaptisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebaptisation

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“rebaptisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebaptisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rebaptisation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebaptisation.

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