baby dedication

English

Etymology

From baby +‎ dedication.

Noun

baby dedication (countable and uncountable, plural baby dedications)

1. (Christianity, uncountable) Dedication of infant children to Christian upbringing and future Christian service.
2. (Christianity, countable) The ceremony of dedicating infant children to Christian upbringing and future Christian service, usually performed before God and the church.

See also

• baptism
• confirmation
• reconciliation
• sacrament