how to pronounce baptism
/ˈbæptɪzəm/
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baptism is pronounced in three syllables
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An example use of baptism in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… so they argued that baptism a cleansing …”
meaning of baptism
Baptism is the Christian sacrament of admission into the Christian Church, usually involving the use of water.
baptism frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR
the word baptism occurs in english on average 6.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
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