baptizing
Holy water ceremony
Baptizing is performing a baptism—the Christian rite of sprinkling water on someone or immersing them in it as a sign of purification and admission to the church.
Extended uses describe any initiation or first exposure: The new recruits were baptized in the chaos of opening night.
To be baptized by fire is to face a harsh trial early on.
Character style set
- godparentsBaptismal sponsors for children
- holy waterSacramental liquid for blessings
- immersionState of being submerged
- sprinklingSmall scattered amount
anointing · blessing · priest · minister · pastor · gown · altar · congregation
Deliverance from harm
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- conversionAct of changing states
awakening · new life · born again · cleansing · purification · renewal · transformation · faith
Preliminary section or presentation
- trial by fireTest through difficult experience
- immersionState of being submerged
- plungeSudden steep descent
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
first experience · debut · christened · nicknamed · dubbed · initiated · welcomed · broken in
Entry or confession
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- membershipState of belonging
- enteringGoing into a place
joining · incorporation · fellowship · community · congregation · confirmation · catechism · sponsor
font
Character style set
- godparentsBaptismal sponsors for children
- holy waterSacramental liquid for blessings
- immersionState of being submerged
sprinkling · anointing · blessing · priest · minister · pastor · gown · altar · congregation · service
salvation
Deliverance from harm
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
conversion · awakening · new life · born again · cleansing · purification · renewal · transformation · faith · repentance
introduction
Preliminary section or presentation
- trial by fireTest through difficult experience
- immersionState of being submerged
- plungeSudden steep descent
first experience · inauguration · debut · christened · nicknamed · dubbed · initiated · welcomed · broken in · indoctrination
admission
Entry or confession
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- membershipState of belonging
entering · joining · incorporation · fellowship · community · congregation · confirmation · catechism · sponsor · certificate
- Church RitesHoly Communion, Lord's Supper, matrimony, sacrament, rite
- conversionconverting, converts, data conversion, file conversion, format conversion
- givinggift, give, donating, donation, donate
- assigningassigning, allocating, appointing, attributing, crediting
- evangelismgospel outreach, evangelize, evangelist, born again, evangelizing
- speech actsspeaking, talking, uttering, pronouncement, locution
baptizingdefiling
Corrupting purity or sanctity
corrupting · profaning · desecrating · polluting · contaminating
baptism, baptize, christening, baptized, baptismal, baptizes, baptizer, baptise, baptised