Is it der, die or das Taufe? – die Taufe, plural die Taufen

Why is it die Taufe?

Taufe ends in -e, and most nouns ending in -e are feminine: in a German dictionary, 79% of them take die.

Sense 1

die

[1] sacrament within Christian religious communities

[1] Sakrament innerhalb christlicher Religionsgemeinschaften

[2] Salcular, solemn act of naming

[2] säkularer, feierlicher Akt der Namensgebung

[3] Colloquially: getting wet or becoming

[3] umgangssprachlich: das Nassmachen oder -werden

[1] In baptism he got the names Maik Lothar Maximilianä
[1] In der Taufe bekam er die Namen Maik Lothar Maximilian.

[1] "Like my birth, baptism found in quebec instead" "
[1] „Die Taufe fand wie meine Geburt in Quebec statt.“

More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[2] The baptism of the ship was particularly ceremoniously committed
[2] Die Taufe des Schiffes wurde besonders feierlich begangen.

[3] The glass fell over and his pants got a baptism
[3] Das Glas fiel um, und seine Hose bekam eine Taufe ab.