rebaptisation

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English

Etymology

From re- +‎ baptise +‎ -ation.

Noun

rebaptisation (countable and uncountable, plural rebaptisations)

  1. (obsolete) A second baptism.
    • 1594–1597, Richard Hooker, edited by J S, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, , London: Will Stansby , published 1611, →OCLC, (please specify the page):
      And where true baptisme was not before given, the case of rebaptisation is cleare.

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