名詞 baptism:

1. a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth

1. A woman who sponsors a person at baptism.
   教母在兒童受洗禮時(shí)擔(dān)任教母的女子
2. A pouring on of liquid, as in baptism.
   注水如基督教行洗禮時(shí)的注水儀式
3. They received baptism at the church.
   他們?cè)诮烫媒邮芰讼炊Y。

bap.tism

n.（名詞）
A religious sacrament marked by the symbolic use of water and resulting in admission of the recipient into the community of Christians.
洗禮，浸禮：宗教圣禮，象征性地用水洗浴，以表示受洗者被接受入基督教團(tuán)體
A ceremony, a trial, or an experience by which one is initiated, purified, or given a name.
洗禮，考驗(yàn)：某人加入教會(huì)、凈化靈魂或起教名的儀式、考驗(yàn)或經(jīng)歷
Christian Science A submergence in Spirit or purification by Spirit.
【基督教科學(xué)派】 精神洗禮或精神凈化

來(lái)源：
Middle English baptisme
中古英語(yǔ) baptisme
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from Late Latin baptismus
源自 后期拉丁語(yǔ) baptismus
from Greek baptismos
源自 希臘語(yǔ) baptismos
from baptizein [to baptize] * see baptize
源自 baptizein [受洗] *參見 baptize

【引伸】
baptis.mal
adj.（形容詞）
baptis.mally
adv.（副詞）