The Emergence Machine

Baptism

abstract · religion · Level 12 · E9

E9Cultures

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Emergence definition

Baptism emerges as a ritual of purification through the intersection of prescribed actions in a religious context and the use of water, a substance essential for life, which is transformed by the cultural significance imbued upon it by the institution of religion, resulting in a symbolic cleansing of the individual.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “baptism” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
baptism
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL12L11L10L9L3L2L1L0BaptismRitualReligionBeliefCultureCausalityCellMeaningWater… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesBaptismL12WaterL3RitualL11E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Water L3 (requires) nature sense
    Baptism involves water
  • Ritual L11 (requires)
    Baptism is a religious ritual