immersion
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6.1
- noun
- /ɪˈmɜrʒən/
:
inmersión
- The pouring of water, or better immersion, is the very basic, powerful point of the symbolic ritual.
Examples
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Yeah, that's central, too, the immersion or sometimes the pouring of water.
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The form of deliberate cold exposure involved one session per week of cold immersion in cold water up to the neck.
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Both John and Jesus practiced immersion in water as a sign of repentance and remission.
Blog text (3) -
Franco teaches at an immersion preschool, where "We have two- to six-year-old kids who are learning and speaking the language every day."
Academic text (2004) -
Students in immersion school "reach parity with non-immersion students in reading comprehension, vocabulary, and grammatical knowledge," said Wilson.
Academic text (2004) -
Baptists traditionally require transferring members to undergo full immersion if their former churches practiced other forms of baptism.
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During the ceremony, the priest guided the candidate through the immersion process as part of their baptism.
Synonyms
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8.4
The state of being completely covered by water
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6.2
Putting something completely under water or another liquid
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
The point where the weight of a boat or ship's part under water acts
- Specialized
A foot injury from being in cold, wet places for a long time without freezing
- Specialized
A way of baptizing by putting a person under water three times, each time for one person of the Trinity
How Submerged
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Immersion comes from Latin in- 'into' and mergere 'to dip or plunge', a root you can see in immerse and the simple idea of a 'dip'. So in baptism immersion means placing a person 'into' water, fully or partly, as part of the ritual.