- trine immersion
- noun Date: 1637 the practice of immersing a candidate for baptism three times in the names of the members of the Trinity
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trine immersion — noun baptism by immersion three times (in the names in turn of the Trinity) • Hypernyms: ↑immersion * * * noun : the practice of immersing a candidate for baptism three times in the names in turn of the Trinity * * * a form of baptism in which… … Useful english dictionary
Trine Immersion — The name given to the practice in the Primitive Church, of dipping a person, who was being baptized, three times beneath the surface of the water, i.e., at each name of the three Persons in the Blessed Trinity. When Baptism was by affusion or… … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
trine immersion — a form of baptism in which the candidate is immersed three times, once for each person of the Trinity. [1630 40] * * * … Universalium
trin-immersion — † trin iˈmmersion see trine a. 1 b … Useful english dictionary
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