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洗礼
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 洗礼.
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Entry
1
Christianity
baptism; christening
Examples
彼は洗礼を受けてカトリック教徒となった。
He was baptized a Catholic.
2
initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism
3
one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
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