Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A new or second baptism.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A second baptism.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A second or subsequent
baptism ; the act or ceremony ofrebaptizing .
Etymologies
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Examples
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There is no ordinance of "rebaptism" in the Church distinct in nature, form, or purpose, from other baptism; and, therefore, in administering baptism to a subject who has been formerly baptized, the form of the ceremony is exactly the same as in first baptisms.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints argued in numerous court filings that rebaptized members were given a “clean slate” through the exercise of the Mormon faith, and to allow a legal examination of actions prior to rebaptism was a violation of the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.
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From the moment of baptism or rebaptism, according to LDS belief, the sins of the past are literally washed away and can no longer be acknowledged.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints argued in numerous court filings that rebaptized members were given a “clean slate” through the exercise of the Mormon faith, and to allow a legal examination of actions prior to rebaptism was a violation of the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.
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Mormons who have been excommunicated, as Frank Curtis had been, may work through a period of repentance that ultimately leads to rebaptism and, once again, a clean slate.
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From the moment of baptism or rebaptism, according to LDS belief, the sins of the past are literally washed away and can no longer be acknowledged.
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It would be a violation of the Mormon faith to consider his history of molesting children prior to rebaptism in any decision to call him to a position within the church.
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The court, they argued, should not allow the Scott team to use any information on Frank Curtis prior to his rebaptism.
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Mormons who have been excommunicated, as Frank Curtis had been, may work through a period of repentance that ultimately leads to rebaptism and, once again, a clean slate.
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It would be a violation of the Mormon faith to consider his history of molesting children prior to rebaptism in any decision to call him to a position within the church.
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