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バウチズモ

also: ばぷてぃずも · ばぷちずも

Meanings

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noun

archaic

Archaic early Japanese Christian term borrowed from Portuguese bautismo. Used in historical contexts related to the Kirishitan period. Modern Japanese uses 洗礼 (せんれい) or バプテスマ.

from Portuguese bautismo

See also: バプテスマ

戦せん国ごく時じ代だいのキリシタン史し料りょうには「バウチズモ」の記き述じゅつが見みられる。
The term 'bautismo' appears in historical documents of the Kirishitan during the Warring States period.

Written forms

バウチズモ
Most common katakana spelling reflecting the Portuguese source bautismo.
バプティズモ
Alternate spelling closer to modern Portuguese batismo.
バプチズモ
Variant spelling.

Similar words

洗せん礼れい
Standard modern Japanese word for baptism, used in both Christian and secular contexts.
バプテスマ
More common modern loanword for baptism, especially in Protestant contexts.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese bautismo (modern Portuguese batismo), introduced by Jesuit missionaries in the 16th–17th centuries. The exact derivation of the variant readings is uncertain.