Word Parts - bapti

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bapti: From Greek dip, immersion, dipping in water

baptism - immersion or dipping of a believer into water; pedobaptism, paedobaptism - baptism of children; infant baptism; baptisaphily - someone who has an interest in or fondness for collecting Christian baptismal names; baptistery - building or a part of a church in which baptism is administered; anabaptism - advocacy of adult baptism.

And for you:

halobaptist, catabaptist, credobaptism, paedobaptism, hemerobaptism, parabaptism, rebaptist, sebaptism, hemerobaptist, sebaptist.

Source: English-Word Information, Word Info About English Vocabulary