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

1. The practice of baptism (Christian sacrament involving dipping or sprinkling with water)

   Synonyms: baptisynge, fulloght

2. (figurative) Belief in the tenets of Christianity.
3. (biblical) The water that came from Jesus after being stabbed during his crucifixion.
4. (rare) A similar religious ceremony or practice (often involving water)

Related terms

• baptisen
• baptiste
• baptisterie
• baptisynge

Descendants

• English: baptism (< baptisme)
• Scots: bapteesm (< baptisme)

References

• “baptēme, -esme, -isme, -īme, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-28.
• “baptī̆s(t, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-28.