baptism
n. தீக்சை, ஞானஸ்நானம், மெய்யுணர்பு நீராட்டுச் சடங்கு, பெயரீட்டு விழா, திருக்கோயில் சமய நுழைவுச் சடங்கு.
Bap"tism, n. Etym: [OE. baptim, baptem, OE. baptesme, batisme, F. baptême, L. baptisma, fr. Gr. , fr. to baptize, fr. to dip in water, akin to deep, Skr. gah to dip, bathe, v. i.] Defn: The act of baptizing; the application of water to a person, as a sacrament or religious ceremony, by which he is initiated into the visible church of Christ. This is performed by immersion, sprinkling, or pouring.