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2. Naming ceremony - Wikipedia

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   A mother and newborn take part in a heathenry baby naming ceremony in British Columbia in 2007. A naming ceremony is a stage at which a person or persons is officially assigned a name. The methods of the practice differ over cultures and religions. The timing at which a name is assigned can vary from some days after birth to several months or ...

3. Order of Christian Initiation of Adults - Wikipedia

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   Order of Christian Initiation of Adults. The Order of Christian Initiation of Adults ( Latin: Ordo initiationis christianae adultorum ), or OCIA, is a process developed by the Catholic Church for its catechumenate for prospective converts to the Catholic faith above the age of infant baptism.

4. History of baptism - Wikipedia

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   History of baptism. John the Baptist, who is considered a forerunner to Christianity, used baptism as the central sacrament of his messianic movement. Christians consider Jesus to have instituted the sacrament of baptism. The earliest Christian baptisms were by immersion. [1] By the third and fourth centuries, baptism involved catechetical ...

5. Infant baptism - Wikipedia

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   Infant baptism. Water is poured on the head of an infant held over the baptismal font of a Roman Catholic church. Infant baptism [1] [2] (or paedobaptism) is the practice of baptizing infants or young children. Infant baptism is also called christening by some faith traditions.

6. Baptism with the Holy Spirit - Wikipedia

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   The phrase "baptized in the Holy Spirit" occurs two times in Acts of the Apostles, first in Acts 1 :4–5 and second in Acts 11 :16. Other terminology is used in Acts to indicate Spirit baptism, such as "filled" (Acts 2:4). "Baptized in the Spirit" indicates an outward immersion into the reality of the Holy Spirit, while "filled with the Spirit ...

7. Confirmation (Latter Day Saints) - Wikipedia

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   In the Latter Day Saint movement, confirmation (also known as the gift of the Holy Ghost or the baptism of fire and of the Holy Ghost ), is an ordinance essential for salvation. It involves the laying on of hands and is performed after baptism. Through confirmation, the initiate becomes an official member of the church and receives the gift of ...