baptise

• Verbe désignant l'administration du sacrement chrétien du baptême, consistant généralement à immerger dans l'eau ou à asperger d'eau, et par extension à donner un nom lors de cette cérémonie ou à inaugurer quelque chose.

A verb used to indicate the act of performing the Christian sacrament of baptism, typically involving immersion in or sprinkling with water.

1. Administer baptismB1formal

   To perform the Christian rite of baptism, typically involving water, as a sign of spiritual purification and admission to the Church.

   baptiser

   • The priest will baptise the infant next Sunday.
   • She was baptised in the river by the congregation.
   • Many people choose to baptise their children in the local church.

   Synonymesaspersechristenimmersesprinkle