baptismally
In initiation rite
In a manner relating to baptism, the Christian rite of spiritual cleansing through water: The child was baptismally named after her grandmother.
The word appears almost exclusively in religious contexts, describing how something is done through or in connection with the sacrament of baptism.
Ceremony naming a child
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- communionProfound shared closeness
- holy ordersSacrament conferring clergy status
- chrismConsecrated anointing substance
anointing · font · holy water · immersion · sprinkling · godparent · godmother · godfather
Spiritual or physical regeneration
- new beginningChance to start again
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- transformationThorough change in form
- born againSpiritually converted anew
new life · spiritual awakening · fresh start · reawakening · resurrection · new creation · washing away · purification
Effortless beauty of motion
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- sanctificationMaking someone or something sacred
- faithTrust without proof
holiness · piety · devotion · conversion · belief · divinity · soul · prayer
Formal event marking occasions
- riteCeremonial act or practice
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- processionFormal moving line
- vestmentsCeremonial religious attire
altar · candle · incense · priest · deacon · congregation · homily · psalm
Entry or confession
- entrancePoint of access
- membershipState of belonging
- incorporationForming a legal entity
- receptionAct of receiving guests
christening
Ceremony naming a child
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- communionProfound shared closeness
- holy ordersSacrament conferring clergy status
chrism · anointing · font · holy water · immersion · sprinkling · godparent · godmother · godfather · catechumen
rebirth
Spiritual or physical regeneration
- new beginningChance to start again
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- transformationThorough change in form
new life · born again · spiritual awakening · fresh start · reawakening · resurrection · new creation · washing away · purification
grace
Effortless beauty of motion
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- sanctificationMaking someone or something sacred
faith · holiness · piety · devotion · conversion · belief · divinity · soul · prayer · worship
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- riteCeremonial act or practice
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- processionFormal moving line
vestments · altar · candle · incense · priest · deacon · congregation · homily · psalm · canticle
admission
Entry or confession
- entrancePoint of access
- membershipState of belonging
- incorporationForming a legal entity
reception · welcome · naming · introduction
baptismallysecularly
Without religious context
civilly · profanely · worldly · temporally
- baptismal fontVessel for sacramental water
- baptismal gownInfant's religious ceremony dress
- baptismal vowsPromises made at initiation rite
- baptismal nameName given at christening
- baptismal robeGarment for religious initiation
- baptismal waterBlessed liquid for christening