baptism
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As the lights flickered back on, baptism in blackout over, one attendee quipped that the show was now, officially, "very authentic".
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
Notwithstanding a history that dates at least to the baptism of Clovis I in Reims in 496, the relationship between church and state was ruptured by the French Revolution and has never fully recovered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Opening Chapter & Page Books in Bristol Arcade in August, the 35-year-old says it has been a "baptism of fire".
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
After a section about his own adult baptism, the pinnacle of his faith journey, Vance launches, jarringly, into a chapter about his views of the international order.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
They were girls of fourteen, always clad in the Virgin’s colors, blue and white, having been dedicated to the Blessed Virgin at their baptism.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
Chaplains perform emergency baptisms in neonatal intensive-care units.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Certainly there are signs of a Christian resurgence, such as the rising number of baptisms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
His church does "a lot more funerals than we do weddings and baptisms," he explains.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Today, he treasures the clippings of family weddings and baptisms from Miniondas — including one of his own baptism — that relatives have kept in photo albums.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2024
On Sunday, Naomi walked with the rest of the congregation to the river for all the baptisms that had been put off during the winter.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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