pædobaptism
(piːdəʊˈbæptɪz(ə)m)
Also pedo-.
[f. pædo- + baptism; cf. mod.L. pædobaptismus (16th c.), F. pédobaptisme (17th c.).]
The baptism of children; infant baptism.
| 1640 Bp. Hall Episc. i. §10 Where is there expresse charge for the Lord's day? Where for pædobaptism? 1651 Cartwright Cert. Relig. ii. 38 The administration of Pedobaptisme. 1755 Johnson, Pedobaptism. 1872 Westm. Rev. July 81 Persons who denied that pædobaptism is to be found in the New Testament..were allowed to rot..in gaols. |