initiatory rite
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They had also a ceremony of baptism, dipping in the sacred lake, as an initiatory rite, and had also a sacrament of bread and wine.
From Folk Lore Superstitious Beliefs in the West of Scotland within This Century by Napier, James
It is obvious that, according to Pauline doctrine, there could be no obligation for anyone who adopted Christianity to undergo this initiatory rite.
From Supernatural Religion, Vol. III. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Cassels, Walter Richard
The initiatory rite was essential to full participation in the Covenant.
From Supernatural Religion, Vol. III. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Cassels, Walter Richard
Being an initiatory rite, baptism is only administered once to the same person.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various
One at a time these novices take their place in the centre of the hogán and the initiatory rite is performed over them.
From The North American Indian by Curtis, Edward S.
