How many syllables in baptism?

There are 3 syllables in the word baptism.

How to pronounce baptism:

baptism (noun):: a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth.; a christian sacrament marked by ritual use of water and admitting the recipient to the christian community; a Christian religious rite in which a person is immersed in or sprinkled with water as a sign of being cleansed from sin and accepted as a member of the Church

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immersion

inaugural

inauguration

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initiation

installation

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instalment

investiture

investment

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purification

sprinkling

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