Usually means: Proxy baptism for deceased individuals.
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General (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. baptism for the dead: Merriam-Webster
  2. baptism for the dead: Infoplease Dictionary
  3. Baptism for the dead, baptism for the dead: Dictionary.com
  4. Baptism for the dead: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Religion (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Baptism for the dead: Easton Bible
  2. Religious Tolerance (No longer online)
  3. Glossary of spiritual and religious terms (No longer online)

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Baptism for the dead, Baptism for the dead: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wikipedia (Baptism for the dead)

noun:  Baptism for the dead, vicarious baptism or proxy baptism today commonly refers to the religious practice of baptizing a person on behalf of one who is dead—a living person receiving the rite on behalf of a deceased person.


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