how to pronounce baptism

/ˈbæp.tɪ.zəm/

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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 british english:

“… absorbing water at a baptism she was …”

meaning of baptism

Baptism is the Christian sacrament of admission into the Christian Church, usually involving the use of water.

baptism frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word baptism occurs in english on average 4.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.