In [[Christianity]], baptism (from Greek baptizo: "immersing", "performing ablutions", i.e., "washing")[1] is the [[ritual]] [[act]], with the use of water, by which one is admitted to membership of the Christian Church and as a member of the particular Christian [[tradition]] in which the baptism is administered. | In [[Christianity]], baptism (from Greek baptizo: "immersing", "performing ablutions", i.e., "washing")[1] is the [[ritual]] [[act]], with the use of water, by which one is admitted to membership of the Christian Church and as a member of the particular Christian [[tradition]] in which the baptism is administered. |