バプテスマ

noun

baptism

Christian religious rite; used in both Protestant and Catholic contexts. The more common general term is 洗礼 (せんれい), but バプテスマ is specifically associated with immersion or the Baptist tradition.

• 彼かれは先せん週しゅう、教きょう会かいでバプテスマを受うけた。

  He was baptized at church last week.

• バプテスマの意い味みについて牧ぼく師しが話はなした。

  The pastor spoke about the meaning of baptism.