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Infant baptism
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Infant baptism[1][2] (or paedobaptism) is the practice of baptizing infants or young children. Infant baptism is also called christening by some faith traditions.
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Most Christians belong to denominations that practice infant baptism. Branches of Christianity that practice infant baptism include Catholicism,[3] Eastern Orthodoxy,[4] and Oriental Orthodoxy.[5] Among Protestants, several denominations practice infant baptism including Anglicans,[6] Lutherans,[7] Presbyterians,[8] Congregationalists,[9] Methodists,[10] Nazarenes,[11] Moravians,[12] and United Protestants.[13]
Christians who do not practice infant baptism are called credobaptists.