Bible Encyclopedias
Baptism of Desire
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(baptismus flaminis) is a phrase used for the desire experienced by an unbaptized person living in a heathen country or beyond the influence of the Visible Church to receive the sacrament of baptism, which desire, with a sincere intention and hearty repentance, is regarded by theologians as standing in the place of, or as equivalent to, actual baptism — baptismus fluminis.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Baptism of Desire'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​b/baptism-of-desire.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.