All baptism synonyms

noun baptism

• debut — The debut of a performer or sports player is their first public performance, appearance, or recording.
• immersion — an act or instance of immersing.
• ritual — an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
• ablution — the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
• purification — to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
• purge — to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify.
• introduction — the act of introducing or the state of being introduced.
• purgation — the act of purging.
• dedication — A dedication is a message which is written at the beginning of a book, or a short announcement which is sometimes made before a play or piece of music is performed, as a sign of affection or respect for someone.
• sprinkling — the act or an instance of sprinkling.
• christening — A christening is a Christian ceremony in which a baby is made a member of the Christian church and is officially given his or her name. Compare baptism.
• sanctification — to make holy; set apart as sacred; consecrate.
• rite of passage — Anthropology. a ceremony performed to facilitate or mark a person's change of status upon any of several highly important occasions, as at the onset of puberty or upon entry into marriage or into a clan.
• lustration — to purify by a propitiatory offering or other ceremonial method.
• baptismal — Baptismal means relating to or connected with baptism.
• dunking — any flavorful sauce, dip, gravy, etc., into which portions of food are dipped before eating.
• initiation — formal admission or acceptance into an organization or club, adult status in one's community or society, etc.
• beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
• induction — the act of inducing, bringing about, or causing: induction of the hypnotic state.
• rite — a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use: rites of baptism; sacrificial rites.
• ceremony — A ceremony is a formal event such as a wedding.