Ceremony or experience

• Water
  • Baptism
    Baptism
    In Christianity, baptism is for the majority the rite of admission , almost invariably with the use of water, into the Christian Church generally and also membership of a particular church tradition...
    
    
  • Immersion baptism
    Immersion baptism
    Immersion baptism is a method of baptism that is distinguished from baptism by affusion and by aspersion , sometimes without specifying whether the immersion is total or partial, but very commonly with the indication that the person baptized is immersed completely...
    
    
  • Infant baptism
    Infant baptism
    Infant baptism is the practice of baptising infants or young children. In theological discussions, the practice is sometimes referred to as paedobaptism or pedobaptism from the Greek pais meaning "child." The practice is sometimes contrasted with what is called "believer's baptism", or...
    
    
  • Believer's baptism
    Believer's baptism
    Believer's baptism is the Christian practice of baptism as this is understood by many Protestant churches, particularly those that descend from the Anabaptist tradition...
    
    
• Spiritual
  • Baptism with the Holy Spirit
    Baptism with the Holy Spirit
    Baptism with the Holy Spirit in Christian theology is a term describing baptism in or with the Spirit of God...
    
    

Television, film, music, and poetry

• Baptism, a Laibach album
  Baptism (Laibach album)
  Baptism was the third album by Laibach. It is the soundtrack to the Neue Slowenische Kunst production of the same name...
  
  
• Baptism, a Lenny Kravitz album
  Baptism (Lenny Kravitz album)
  Baptism is the seventh studio album by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, released on May 17, 2004, by Virgin Records America. It reached #14 on the Billboard 200 and #74 on the UK Albums Chart...
  
  
• Baptism: A Journey Through Our Time
  Baptism: A Journey Through Our Time
  Baptism: A Journey Through Our Time was a 1968 album of poetry spoken and sung by Joan Baez. Peter Schickele did the orchestration, as he did on 1967's Joan....
  
  , a Joan Baez album of poetry
• Baptism
  Baptism (band)
  Baptism is a black metal band from Finland. The band was formed in 1998 by vocalist/guitarist Lord Sargofagian and drummer Demonium. The summer of that year the band released their first demo, Satanic Rituals, although very few copies were released. Following a two year hiatus the band released...
  
  , a black metal band from Finland
• "Baptism", a Crystal Castles song

See also

• Baptists
• John the Baptist
  John the Baptist
  John the Baptist was an itinerant preacher and a major religious figure mentioned in the Canonical gospels. He is described in the Gospel of Luke as a relative of Jesus, who led a movement of baptism at the Jordan River...
  
  
• Baptism of Jesus
  Baptism of Jesus
  The baptism of Jesus marks the beginning of Jesus Christ's public ministry. This event is recorded in the Canonical Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. In John 1:29-33 rather than a direct narrative, the Baptist bears witness to the episode...
  
  
• Baptism (Mormonism)
  Baptism (Mormonism)
  In Mormonism, baptism is recognized as the first of several ordinances of the gospel.-Overview:Much of the theology of Mormon baptism was established during the early Latter Day Saint movement founded by Joseph Smith, Jr...
  
  
• Baptism by fire
  Baptism by fire
  The phrase baptism by fire or baptism of fire, known in English since 1822, is a translation of the French phrase baptême du feu and is a reference to a soldier's first experience under fire in battle....
  
  
• Baptism for the dead
  Baptism for the dead
  Baptism for the dead, vicarious baptism or proxy baptism is the religious practice of baptizing a living person on behalf of one who is dead, with the living person acting as the deceased person's proxy...
  
  
• Baptistery
  Baptistery
  In Christian architecture the baptistry or baptistery is the separate centrally-planned structure surrounding the baptismal font. The baptistry may be incorporated within the body of a church or cathedral and be provided with an altar as a chapel...
  
  
• Baptismal font
  Baptismal font
  A baptismal font is an article of church furniture or a fixture used for the baptism of children and adults.-Aspersion and affusion fonts:...
  
  
• Affusion
  Affusion
  Affusion is a method of baptism where water is poured on the head of the person being baptized. The word "affusion" comes from the Latin affusio, meaning "to pour on" . Affusion is one of three or four methods of baptism, in addition to the greater wetting of total immersion baptism and...
  
  
• Aspersion
  Aspersion
  Aspersion , in a religious context, is the act of sprinkling with water, especially holy water. Aspersion is a method used in baptism as an alternative to immersion or affusion...