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
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  3. Glossary of spiritual and religious terms (No longer online)

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  1. Baptism for the dead, Baptism for the dead: Urban Dictionary

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▸ 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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