different between dedication vs baptism

English

Etymology

Originated 1350–1400 from Middle English dedicacioun, from Old French dedicacion (“consecration of a church or chapel”), from Latin d?dic?ti?, equivalent to d?dic?tus+-i?n.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?d?d??ke???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

dedication (countable and uncountable, plural dedications)

1. (uncountable) The act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated.
2. (countable) A note addressed to a patron or friend, prefixed to a work of art as a token of respect, esteem, or affection.
3. (countable) A ceremony marking an official completion or opening.
4. (law) The deliberate or negligent surrender of all rights to property.

Synonyms

• (act of performed by a bishop of dedicating a Church to one or more people or angels as Saints): consecration

• (act of dedicating or state of being dedicated): diligence, devotion

Translations

References

• “dedication”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ?ISBN
• “dedication” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "dedication" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
• "dedication" in the Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, Merriam-Webster, 1996.

Anagrams

• conidiated, eddication

English

Etymology

From Middle English bapteme, baptesme, from Old French batesme or bapteme, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptisma, from Ancient Greek ???????? (báptisma, “dipping, baptism”), from ??????? (baptíz?, “I dip in liquid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bæpt?z?m/

Noun

baptism (countable and uncountable, plural baptisms)

1. A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and sometimes given a name, generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or submerged in water.
2. A similar ceremony of initiation, purification or naming.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

See also

• affusion
• aspersion
• dunking
• godchild
• goddaughter
• godfather
• godmother
• godparent
• godson
• immersing
• immersion
• pouring
• sprinkling
• submersion

Anagrams

• bit maps, bit-maps, bitmaps

Romanian

Etymology

From French baptisme

Noun

baptism n (uncountable)

1. a Baptist denomination

Declension