baptism
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After a section about his own adult baptism, the pinnacle of his faith journey, Vance launches, jarringly, into a chapter about his views of the international order.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
On the religious question, Mr. Putin has, for example, made it a custom to participate in Kreshchenskiye Kupaniya, or epiphany bathing, every Jan. 19, commemorating Christ’s baptism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
It was a baptism of fire in a 5-0 defeat, but the player Everton fans would come to love was on show again a few days later.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
French ice dancers Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry are poised to win Olympic gold in Milan despite a baptism of fire in their debut season with accusations of control and manipulation flying.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
She insists on using "Chantal," the French name my Paris-loving parents made official at my baptism.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
In tracking our friendship over decades, we can also mark our way by the sacraments: marriages, baptisms, First Communions, etc.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
According to Vatican statistics, around half of global Catholic baptisms take place in Africa.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
It is believed to be where St Kentigern, also known as Mungo, established his cell and performed baptisms in the waters of the Molendinar Burn below.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025
He loved the story of Beautiful Eagle Creek and its baptisms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2025
I must have served at about thirty baptisms and about the same number of weddings and funerals.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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Power Suffix: -ism
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