1214 THIS SACRAMENT IS CALLED BAPTISM, AFTER THE CENTRAL RITE BY WHICH IT IS CARRIED OUT: TO BAPTIZE (GREEK BAPTIZEIN) MEANS TO "PLUNGE" OR "IMMERSE"; THE "PLUNGE" INTO THE WATER SYMBOLIZES THE CATECHUMEN'S BURIAL INTO CHRIST'S DEATH, FROM WHICH HE RISES UP BY RESURRECTION WITH HIM, AS "A NEW CREATURE."6; CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
