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baptizer

baptizer

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A person who welcomes someone into a church using water
  • noun
  • /ˈbæpˌtaɪzər/
translation icon : bautizador
  • The baptizer performed the ceremony in front of the congregation, welcoming the new member into the faith.

Examples

  • Benedict held that those who were "baptized by a heretic" were "excluded from the Church" if, after reaching the age of "moral awareness," they continued "in the errors of the baptizer."

    Academic text (2002)

  • Christ's purpose is to provide John with a complete foreknowledge of the Passion, including an understanding of his fundamental role as Christ's precursor and baptizer.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Let him take a look at the baptizer.

    King of Kings (1961)

  • - The baptizer.

    Nightbreed (1990)

  • He was a deep baptizer; my papa was, and I was the firstborn in his family.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • In many Christian traditions, a baptizer is responsible for conducting the baptism to symbolize the person's commitment to their faith.

  • John is often referred to as the baptizer because he baptized Jesus in the River Jordan.

Surface Forms

baptizer singular
baptizers plural

Morphology

baptizer = baptize (transparent) = baptize + er

Formed by the verb 'baptize' + agentive suffix '-er'; a typical and transparent agentive noun meaning 'one who baptizes'.

Etymology

Baptizer comes from the verb baptize, which comes from an old Greek word baptizein meaning 'to dip' or 'immerse'. So a baptizer is literally someone who 'dips' or pours water on people as part of the baptism ceremony.