pædobaptism

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• paedobaptism — Pedobaptism Pe do*bap tism, n. [Gr. pai^s, paido s, a child + E. baptism.] The baptism of infants or of small children. [Written also {p[ae]dobaptism}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pedobaptism — Pe do*bap tism, n. [Gr. pai^s, paido s, a child + E. baptism.] The baptism of infants or of small children. [Written also {p[ae]dobaptism}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• -ism — suffix forming nouns, esp. denoting: 1 an action or its result (baptism; organism). 2 a system, principle, or ideological movement (Conservatism; jingoism; feminism). 3 a state or quality (heroism; barbarism). 4 a basis of prejudice or… …   Useful english dictionary