#baptism a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth; "most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism"
supertype: #sacrament a formal religious act conferring a specific grace on those who receive it
subtype: #affusion__pouring the act of baptizing someone by pouring water on their head
subtype: #sprinkling__aspersion the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
subtype: #immersion a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged
subtype: #christening giving a Christian name at baptism
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