baptised
Received holy water
Baptised is the British spelling of baptized, the past tense of baptize.
To baptize is to perform a Christian rite of admission involving water—typically sprinkling, pouring, or immersion: She was baptised as an infant.
Extended uses describe any initiating experience: baptised by fire, baptised into the realities of war.
Ceremony naming a child
- fontCharacter style set
- godparentsBaptismal sponsors for children
- holy waterSacramental liquid for blessings
- immersionState of being submerged
sprinkling · church · priest · minister · gown · candle · congregation · altar
Spiritual or physical regeneration
- renewalMaking current again
- transformationThorough change in form
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- conversionAct of changing states
salvation · redemption · regeneration · born again · cleansing · purification · sanctification · grace
Dedicated to the divine
- consecratedDeclared sacred through ritual
- sanctifiedMade sacred through blessing
- blessedReceiving divine favor
- hallowedMade or regarded holy
anointed · sacramental · divine · devoted · dedicated · set apart · spiritual · religious
Formal admission process
- admissionEntry or confession
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- membershipState of belonging
affiliation · entrance · introduction · novitiate · catechumen · convert · neophyte · joining
christening
Ceremony naming a child
- fontCharacter style set
- godparentsBaptismal sponsors for children
- holy waterSacramental liquid for blessings
immersion · sprinkling · church · priest · minister · gown · candle · congregation · altar · service
rebirth
Spiritual or physical regeneration
- renewalMaking current again
- transformationThorough change in form
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
conversion · salvation · redemption · regeneration · born again · cleansing · purification · sanctification · grace · faith
holy
Dedicated to the divine
- consecratedDeclared sacred through ritual
- sanctifiedMade sacred through blessing
- blessedReceiving divine favor
hallowed · anointed · sacramental · divine · devoted · dedicated · set apart · spiritual · religious · devout
induction
Formal admission process
- admissionEntry or confession
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- acceptanceConsent to receive
membership · affiliation · entrance · introduction · novitiate · catechumen · convert · neophyte · joining · incorporation
baptisedunbaptised
Not ritually initiated
unbaptized · unchristened · uninitiated · heathen · pagan
baptisedunconverted
Not changed to something else
unsaved · unredeemed · unregenerate · unbelieving · unrepentant
baptisedexcommunicated
Officially cut from church
defrocked · lapsed · unchurched · renounced · defected
- baptism by fireDifficult first test
- John the BaptistProphet who baptized the Messiah
- baptism of fireDifficult first exposure
- Baptist churchProtestant denomination practicing believer's immersion
- Southern BaptistAmerican Protestant denomination
- baptismal fontVessel for sacramental water
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