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to rebaptize

to rebaptize

1 7.7
To repeat the church baptism ceremony or give someone a new religious name
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈbæptaɪz/
  • US
translation icon : rebautizar
  • The faithful come to the sacred stream to sing hymns, to be rebaptized.

Examples

  • So so rebaptised and and that one I'm going to be real.

  • In Firmilian's letter to Cyprian, he offers an argument against Pope Stephen in defense of Cyprian's position that those baptized by heretics should be rebaptized.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Signing his name in the blood of the Baptist suggests that through membership in the Order of St. John, Caravaggio himself is being reborn—rebaptized with a new name: fra Michelangelo.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Tim decided to take religious education classes and be rebaptized along with his children.

  • Faith was a strong bond in their marriage, and on their third anniversary, David was rebaptized, born again into the evangelical tradition.

Synonyms

to rechristen
vsto rebaptize
  • Formal
2 6.7

To give a new name to a person or thing often in a ceremony

is used to repeat a religious naming ritual or give a new religious identity

How Radical

to rebaptize
  • US
1 7.7
rebrand
1 4.4
to rename
64 2.3
to relabel
3 3.4

Surface Forms

rebaptize infinitive
rebaptized past
rebaptized past participle
rebaptizing present participle
rebaptizes third person singular

Morphology

rebaptize = baptize (transparent) = re + bapt + ize

The prefix 're-' straightforwardly adds the meaning 'again' to 'baptize', and the extended sense of giving a new name or identity remains close to that literal pattern.

Etymology

Rebaptize comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and baptize, from a Greek word meaning 'to dip' or 'wash' in water. So to rebaptize is to 'baptize again' or give someone a new religious name or identity.