batismo

Alternative forms

• baptismo (Portugal, superseded)

Etymology

Semi-learned word from the Old Portuguese batismo, bautismo, baptismo, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptismus, baptismum from Ancient Greek βαπτισμός (baptismós), from βαπτίζω (baptízō, “I immerse, plunge”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ba.ˈtiʒ.mu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.ˈt͡ʃiz.mu/
• Hyphenation: ba‧tis‧mo

Noun

batismo m (plural batismos)

1. baptism