L 4 Flashcards
baptism
a Christian ceremony in which a small amount of water is placed on a person’s head or in which a person’s body is briefly placed under wate
afflicted
distressed so severely as to cause persistent suffering or anguish
eunuch
a castrated man placed in charge of a harem or employed as a chamberlain in a palace
Pentecost
a Christian feast on the seventh Sunday after Easter commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles
purification
the act or an instance of being freed from guilt or of being made pure
repentance
the action or process of turning from sin, misdeeds or moral shortcomings
symbolically
expressing or representing an idea or quality without using words
submersed
covered with water