The priest baptized the baby. She was baptized at the age of 20.
Recent Examples on the WebThat strict policy continued: The church would not baptize any Egyptian, whether Muslim or Christian.The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 July 2022 Janak reassured him that God recognized the family’s intention to baptize the boy. Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 29 May 2022 Karen and Michael Hidde watched the flight nurse baptize their baby, sprinkling water on him from a small shell. Mark Johnson, jsonline.com, 29 Apr. 2022 Only priests could baptize, ordain, perform the sacrament of the Eucharist and give last rites. Lisa Bitel, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Mar. 2022 Fans are dissecting the hallucination—which saw Nate impregnate Cassie and then watch as a pool-side Cal Jacobs, his father, proceeded to erotically baptize her. Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 19 Jan. 2022 James reacted by putting his fingers in Max’s water and splashing him as if to baptize him into James’s unique religion of belligerent assholery. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2021 The woman said Hogan swam over to her and offered to baptize her children.al, 28 July 2021 The woman said Hogan swam over to her and offered to baptize her children.al, 28 July 2021 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French baptiser, from Late Latin baptizare, from Greek baptizein to dip, baptize, from baptein to dip, dye; akin to Old Norse kvefja to quench