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baptism

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To get to know the community, the photographers attended baptisms, funerals and weddings.

Prince George has arrived for his christening wearing a replica of the traditional royal baptism gown designed in 1841.

They accepted baptism as a sort of sacred pledge of friendship and alliance with the French.

There was a private baptism in his library one Sunday afternoon, and she was christened Amy Eudora.

Private baptism at his birth was first administered, fearing his immediate death.

The priest may be obliged to administer baptism, to hear confession, to give the Viaticum and Extreme Unction.

So the Earl being thus beset chose to accept baptism, and was baptized there and then with all his men.

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On this page you'll find 29 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to baptism, such as: ablution, christening, debut, dedication, immersion, and introduction.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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