bapteme
Middle English
Alternative forms
- bapteeme, baptem, baptesme, baptim, baptisme, baptym
- baptise, baptyste, baptist, baptis, baptize (rare poetic variants)
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French bapteme, baptesme, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptisma, Ancient Greek βάπτισμα (báptisma, “dipping, baptism”), from βαπτίζω (baptízō, “I dip in liquid”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bapˈtɛːm(ə)/, /bapˈteːm(ə)/, /ˈbaptim(ə)/
Noun
bapteme
- The practice of baptism (Christian sacrament involving dipping or sprinkling with water)
- Synonyms: baptisynge, fulloght
- (figurative) Belief in the tenets of Christianity.
- (biblical) The water that came from Jesus after being stabbed during his crucifixion.
- (rare) A similar religious ceremony or practice (often involving water)
Related terms
Descendants
- English: baptism (< baptisme)
- → Burmese: ဗတ္တိဇံ (batti.jam)
- → Shan: ပပ်ႉတိၸမ်ႇ (pâ̰p tǐ tsàm)
- Hawaiian: papakema, papekema
- → Burmese: ဗတ္တိဇံ (batti.jam)
- Scots: bapteesm (< baptisme)
References
- “baptēme, -esme, -isme, -īme, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 28 April 2018.
- “baptī̆s(t, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 28 April 2018.