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Baptism
Webster's Dictionary
(v. i.) The act of baptizing; the application of water to a person, as a sacrament or religious ceremony, by which he is initiated into the visible church of Christ. This is performed by immersion, sprinkling, or pouring.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Baptism'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/b/baptism.html. 1828.